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ведь

/[vʲetʲ]/
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Definitions

  1. 1.
    after all
  2. 2.
    indeed, surely
  3. 3.
    why, well
  4. 4.
    then, you know, you see
  5. 5.
    isn’t it?
    • Ведь уже́ по́здно

      Vedʹ užé pózdnoIt’s late, isn’t it?

    • Ведь он знато́к

      Vedʹ on znatókAfter all, he’s an expert.

    • Ведь я вам говори́л!

      Vedʹ ja vam govoríl!But I told you!

  6. 6.
    as, because
    • Он лежи́т, ведь на про́шлой неде́ле он заболе́л

      On ležít, vedʹ na próšloj nedéle on zabolélHe’s in bed, as last week he fell ill.

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • а ве́дь

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic вѣдѣ (vědě). Russian ведь (vedʹ) is a former Proto-Indo-European root perfect *wóyde with mediopassive ending -ai, with meaning "I have seen". Cognate with English wit.

Forms

  • vedʹromanization
  • вѣдьalternative

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