проста
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See also: простя
Belarusian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]про́сты (prósty, “straight”) + -а (-a, adverbial suffix). Compare Russian and Ukrainian про́сто (prósto).
Adverb
[edit]про́ста • (prósta)
- straight (without turning sideways)
- directly, precisely
- (colloquial) just, only
- Synonym: то́лькі (tólʹki)
- мне про́ста не ўдало́ся прые́хаць ― mnje prósta nje ŭdalósja pryjéxacʹ ― I just couldn't come
- (colloquial) simply, just, really
- Synonyms: аж (až), зусі́м (zusím), сапраўды́ (sapraŭdý), про́ста-такі (prósta-taki)
- про́ста неймаверна ― prósta njejmavjerna ― just unbelievable
- in general
- Synonym: нао́гул (naóhul)
References
[edit]- “проста”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “проста” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Russian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]проста́ • (prostá)