оттого

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Russian

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Etymology

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Univerbation of the preposition от (ot, from, out of) + того́ (tovó), genitive singular of тот (tot).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɐtːɐˈvo] (phonetic respelling: оттово́)
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Adverb

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оттого́ (ottovó)

  1. therefore, that's why (also оттого́ и (ottovó i))
    Synonyms: поэ́тому (poétomu), потому́ (potomú)
    оттого́ чтоottovó štobecause