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- IPA(key): [nʲɪ‿ˈto ˌʂtobɨ] (phonetic respelling: не то́ штобы)
не то́ что́бы • (ne tó štóby)
- not that, not like, not as if (used to express that something potentially assumed is not actually the case, or at least not to the same degree)
- Я не то что́бы люблю́ тебя́. ― Ja ne to štóby ljubljú tebjá. ― It's not like I like you.
- Не то что́бы я бою́сь. ― Ne to štóby ja bojúsʹ. ― It's not that I'm afraid.