еле
/[ˈɛlɛ]/
Bulgarianparticleadv
Definitions
- 1.dialectaladds emphasis to a statement or а question
Еле каква стана?
Ele kakva stana? — Oh, what has happened?
Еле че хубаво!
Ele če hubavo! — Indeed, [it is] pretty!
- 2.dialectaladds contrast between clauses
Намери кого да питаш. Еля знаеш, че не съм тукашен?
Nameri kogo da pitaš. Elja znaeš, če ne sǎm tukašen? — You found [the wrong] person to ask. Don't you know that I am not [originally] from here?
Synonyms & related words
Synonyms
- ех
- ле́ле
- нали́
Related words (3)
- ега́
- е́де
- еже-
Etymology
Inherited from Old Church Slavonic ѥлѣ (jelě), from Proto-Slavic *je lě.
Forms
- е́леcanonical
- éleromanization
- е́ляalternative • dialectal
- е́лиalternative • dialectal