без году неделя

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Russian

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Etymology

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Literally, (for) a week minus/without a year, i.e. an impossibly short or negative duration of time.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbʲez‿ɡədʊ nʲɪˈdʲelʲə]

Adverb

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бе́з году неде́ля (béz godu nedélja)

  1. (colloquial) for a very short time, less than (normally) required or expected
    Но вы вме́сте бе́з году неде́ля. (implying a very short time, not enough to know each other well)No vy vméste béz godu nedélja.You (guys) have been together, like five minutes.
    Он на рабо́те бе́з году неде́ля, чего́ ему́ неймётся?On na rabóte béz godu nedélja, čevó jemú nejmjótsja?He's on the job 30 seconds, and he's in my face? (literally, “He is on the job for a very short time, why is he so impatient?”)

Usage notes

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  • Stressed prepositions are more common in clitics and set expressions.
  • The case of год (god, year) here is partitive. A standard, common and modern genitive case of год (god) is го́да (góda).