того
Grammatical form
того is an inflected form of тот — “that, those (distal to an observer)”.
того is the genitive form of то — “Used to link an interrogative content clause in the following constructions. Usually omitted in English translations. In some cases can also be, and sometimes usually is, omitted in Russian, along with any linked prepositions.”.
Definitions
- 1.colloquialyou know, um (a hesitation marker)
― За царя́? Нет, то́ есть, зна́чит, того́, как бы сказа́ть не совра́ть, е́сли и за царя́, то не за тако́го, как ны́нешний.
― Za carjá? Net, tó jestʹ, znáčit, tovó, kak by skazátʹ ne sovrátʹ, jésli i za carjá, to ne za takóvo, kak nýnešnij. — “For the tsar? No, that is to say, I mean, you know, what's the right way to put it, even if I'm for the tsar, I'm not for the sort of tsar we have now.”
- 2.colloquialeuphemisticnot right in the head, daft, crazy
Слу́шай, а она́ что́, совсе́м того́? И́ли, мо́жет, то́лько чуть-чу́ть?
Slúšaj, a oná štó, sovsém tovó? Íli, móžet, tólʹko čutʹ-čútʹ? — Hey, so is she totally daft? Or maybe just a little bit?
- 3.colloquialeuphemistictipsy, drunk
- 4.colloquialeuphemisticnot great, not very good
- 5.colloquialeuphemistictaken care of, murdered
No etymology recorded for this word.
Forms
- того́canonical • singular
- tovóromanization