невже

Ukrainian

Etymology

Univerbation of не (ne, “not”) + вже (vže, “already”), a form of уже́ (užé) after vowels. Cognates include Russian неуже́ли (neužéli), Belarusian няўжо́ (njaŭžó)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [neu̯ˈʒɛ]

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Particle

невже́ • (nevžé)

1. really?, is it possible?, indeed

   Synonyms: хіба́ (xibá), чи (čy), спра́вді (správdi)

   Невже́ ти забу́в мене́? ― Nevžé ty zabúv mené? ― Have you really forgotten me?

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “невже”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “невже”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “невже”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)