просто

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprɔsto]

• Audio:

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Adverb

про́сто • (prósto) (comparative по́-про́сто, superlative на́й-про́сто)

1. simply

Adjective

про́сто • (prósto)

1. indefinite neuter singular of прост (prost)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprɔstɔ]

Adverb

про́сто • (prósto) (comparative по́просто, superlative на́јпросто)

1. simply, plainly, just

References

• “просто” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak prosto. By surface analysis, прости (prosti) +‎ -о (-o).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprɔstɔ]
• Rhymes: -ɔstɔ
• Hyphenation: про‧сто

Adverb

просто (prosto)

1. direct, directly, straight

   Synonym: такой (takoj)

   идзце лєм просто ― idzce ljem prosto ― just go straight

2. upright

   Synonym: вертикално (vertikalno)

3. harshly, crudely

Derived terms

adverbs

• попросто (poprosto)

Preposition

просто (prosto)

1. to, towards [with genitive]

   Synonym: ґу (gu)

2. opposite [with genitive ‘from’]

   Synonyms: ґу (gu), напроци (naproci), наспрам (naspram), прейґа (prejga), проци (proci)

   шедзел просто мнє ― šedzel prosto mnje ― he sat opposite me

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “просто”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “directly”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 85
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “upright”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 356

Russian

Alternative forms

• прост (prost) — youth slang, Internet

Etymology

просто́й (prostój) +‎ -о (-o)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprostə]

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Adverb

про́сто • (prósto) (comparative (по)про́ще, diminutive про́стенько)

1. simply, plainly, just

   Мне про́сто хо́чется нра́виться ему́. ― Mne prósto xóčetsja nrávitʹsja jemú. ― I just want him to like me.

Derived terms

• про́сто так (prósto tak)

Descendants

• → Armenian: պռոստը (pṙostə)
• → Azerbaijani: prostu
• → Georgian: პროსტა (ṗrosṭa) (slang)

Predicative

про́сто • (prósto)

1. it is simple, it is just

   Всё не так просто ― Vsjo ne tak prosto ― Everything is not so simple.

Adjective

про́сто • (prósto)

1. short neuter singular of просто́й (prostój)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prôsto/
• Hyphenation: про‧сто

Adverb

про̏сто (Latin spelling prȍsto)

1. rudely, uncivilly, grossly
2. vulgarly, shamelessly, indecently
3. just about, simply, just

Further reading

• “просто”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprɔstɔ]

• Audio:

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Adverb

про́сто • (prósto)

1. just, simply, merely

Further reading

• “просто”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)