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наче

/[ˈnat͡ʃe]/
Ukrainianconjparticle

Definitions

  1. 1.
    as if, as though, as, like
    • Some of them were even ready to die for fear, and fell down as dead with the very terror.

      Déxto z nyx málo ne vmer z pereljáku j upáv na zémlju, náče mértvyj.Olena Khatuntsveva

  2. 2.
    it is alleged/purported that, allegedly, purportedly
  3. 3.
    (it is/was/seems/seemed) as if, as though; apparently, ostensibly, seemingly
    • Вона́ на́че хоті́ла щось сказа́ти.

      Voná náče xotíla ščosʹ skazáty.It was as if she wanted to say something.

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
  • на́чеб
  • на́чебто
  • нена́че
  • нена́чеб
  • нена́чебто
  • ні́́би
  • ні́́бито

Etymology

From earlier нена́че (nenáče), from не (ne) + іна́че (ináče).

Forms

  • на́чеcanonical
  • náčeromanization
  • нена́чеalternative
  • нена́чебalternative
  • нена́чебтоalternative
  • на́чебalternative
  • на́чебтоalternative

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