зате

Ukrainian

Etymology

From за (za) +‎ те (te).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zɐˈtɛ]

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Conjunction

зате́ • (zaté)

1. (adverbial, contrastive) but, but at least, however, on the other hand

   Synonyms: одна́к (odnák), проте́ (proté), втім (vtim)

2. (adverbial, rare) so, that's why

   Synonym: тому́ (tomú)

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “зате”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “зате”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “зате”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “зате”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “зате”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)