начебто
/[ˈnat͡ʃebtɔ]/
Ukrainianconjparticle
Definitions
- 1.as if, as though, as, like
- 2.it is alleged/purported that, allegedly, purportedly
- 3.(it is/was/seems/seemed) as if, as though; apparently, ostensibly, seemingly
Жінка начебто навіть не знала, що була вагітна, пише видання.
Žinka načebto navitʹ ne znala, ščo bula vahitna, pyše vydannja. — The woman apparently did not even know that she was pregnant, the publication writes.
Synonyms & related words
Synonyms
- на́че
- на́чеб
- нена́че
- нена́чеб
- нена́чебто
- ні́́би
- ні́́бито
- мов
- немо́в
Etymology
Univerbation of на́че (náče) + б (b) + то (to).
Forms
- на́чебтоcanonical
- náčebtoromanization