уже

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See also: ѫже and оуже

Russian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *(j)uže.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʊˈʐɛ]

Adverb

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уже́ • (užé)

  1. already; carries the sense of the perfect continuous tenses in English.
    Он уже́ ушёл. ― On užé ušól. ― He (has) already left.
    Я уже́ э́то сде́лал. ― Ja užé éto sdélal. ― I've already done it.
    Я игра́л уже́ неде́лю. ― Ja igrál užé nedélju. ― I had (already) been playing for a week.
  2. by now, (as of) now
    Synonyms: к настоя́щему вре́мени (k nastojáščemu vrémeni), на да́нный моме́нт (na dánnyj momént)
    Уже́ по́здно. ― Užé pózdno. ― It's late.
    Э́та э́ра сейча́с уже́ в про́шлом. ― Éta éra sejčás užé v próšlom. ― This era is now a thing of the past.
    Он наблюда́ет меня́ уже́ не́сколько лет. ― On nabljudájet menjá užé néskolʹko let. ― He's looked after me for a couple of years now.
  3. by then, by that point
    Synonyms: к э́тому моме́нту (k étomu moméntu), к тому́ моме́нту (k tomú moméntu), на тот моме́нт (na tot momént)
    Магази́ны закрыва́ются в 6 часо́в, и тебе́ уже́ сло́жно купи́ть что́-то. ― Magazíny zakryvájutsja v 6 časóv, i tebé užé slóžno kupítʹ štó-to. ― The shops close at 6, and by then it's hard for you to buy something.
  4. (in a negative sentence) anymore, any longer
    Я уже́ не могу́ бежа́ть. ― Ja užé ne mogú bežátʹ. ― I can't run anymore.
    Соба́ки происхо́дят от во́лка, но э́то уже́ не волк. ― Sobáki proisxódjat ot vólka, no éto užé ne volk. ― Dogs are descended from wolves, but they're no longer wolves.

Particle

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уже́ • (užé)

  1. Used to emphasise an amount or quantity of something; now, already, as early as, as late as, as recently as
    Он не спал уже́ втору́ю ночь. ― On ne spal užé vtorúju nočʹ. ― It's now the second night he hasn't slept. / He hasn't slept for 2 nights now.
    Они́ сказа́ли, что должны́ бу́дут сде́лать э́то уже́ за́втра. ― Oní skazáli, što dolžný búdut sdélatʹ éto užé závtra. ― They said they should be able to do it as early as tomorrow.
    Суда́ вели́ торго́влю на реке́ уже́ в 1976 году́. ― Sudá velí torgóvlju na reké užé v 1976 godú. ― Ships were trading the river as late as 1976.
  2. Used to emphasise a certain word or collocation.
    Уже́ по зву́ку дви́гателя мо́жно определи́ть, что он неиспра́вен. ― Užé po zvúku dvígatelja móžno opredelítʹ, što on neispráven. ― By the sound of the engine alone one can determine that it's faulty.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “уже”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫže.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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у́же • (úže)

  1. comparative degree of у́зкий (úzkij)
    Э́та у́лица у́же, чем та́. ― Éta úlica úže, čem tá. ― This street is narrower than that one.
  2. comparative degree of у́зко (úzko)

Etymology 3

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫži (ending taken from the hard paradigm).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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уже́ • (užé) m anim

  1. prepositional singular of уж (už)

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫže.

Noun

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у̏же n (Latin spelling ȕže)

  1. rope
  2. cord

Declension

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Declension of уже
singular plural
nominative уже ужад
genitive ужета ужади
dative ужету ужади
accusative уже ужад
vocative уже ужади
locative ужету ужади
instrumental ужетом ужади

Further reading

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  • “уже”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Ukrainian

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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уже́ • (užé) (no comparative)

  1. already

Usage notes

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  • The forms уже́ (užé) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and вже (vže) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

Derived terms

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References

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