vždyť

Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈvʒdɪc]
  • Rhymes: -ɪc

Conjunction

vždyť

  1. indicates that the modified sentence explains the preceding sentence
    Přestaň, vždyť to zničíš. ― Stop, [otherwise] you'll damage it!

Adverb

vždyť

  1. indicates a slight annoyance that the other speaker took so long to agree
    A: Máš pravdu, je tam moc zima. B: Vždyť jsem ti to říkal. ― A: You're right, it's quite cold there. B: Why, I told you so.
  2. tags a sentence to contradict or counteract the preceding sentence by another person
    A: K zubaři nejdu, to by moc bolelo. B: Vždyť to nic není. ― A: I don't go to a dentist's, it would hurt too much. B: Oh, it's nothing.

See also

Further reading
  • vždyť in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • vždyť in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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