ведь
/[vʲetʲ]/
Russianintjconj
Definitions
- 1.after all
- 2.indeed, surely
- 3.why, well
- 4.then, you know, you see
- 5.isn’t it?
Ведь уже́ по́здно
Vedʹ užé pózdno — It’s late, isn’t it?
Ведь он знато́к
Vedʹ on znatók — After all, he’s an expert.
Ведь я вам говори́л!
Vedʹ ja vam govoríl! — But I told you!
- 6.as, because
Он лежи́т, ведь на про́шлой неде́ле он заболе́л
On ležít, vedʹ na próšloj nedéle on zabolél — He’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