начебто

Ukrainian

Etymology

Univerbation of на́че (náče) +‎ б (b) +‎ то (to).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnat͡ʃebtɔ]

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Conjunction

на́чебто • (náčebto)

1. as if, as though, as, like
2. it is alleged/purported that, allegedly, purportedly

Synonyms

• (all senses): на́че (náče), на́чеб (náčeb), нена́че (nenáče), нена́чеб (nenáčeb), нена́чебто (nenáčebto), ні́́би (ní́by), ні́́бито (ní́byto)
• (as if, like): мов (mov), немо́в (nemóv)

Particle

на́чебто • (náčebto)

1. (modal) (it is/was/seems/seemed) as if, as though; apparently, ostensibly, seemingly

   Synonyms: на́че (náče), на́чеб (náčeb), нена́че (nenáče), нена́чеб (nenáčeb), нена́чебто (nenáčebto), ні́́би (ní́by), ні́́бито (ní́byto)

   • 2018 October 8, “Путін "цькує" Захід, як шкільний забіяка - огляд ЗМІ”, in BBC News Ukraine‎^[2], archived from the original on 2022-04-28:

     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.

References

• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2019), “начебто”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 10 (на́ступ – о́бміль), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN, page 79
• “начебто”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1974), “начебто”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 5 (Н – О), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 234
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “начебто”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “начебто”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “начебто”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)