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еле

/[ˈɛlɛ]/
Bulgarianparticleadv

Definitions

  1. 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. 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

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