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Russian
Pronunciation
Verb
бода́й • (bodáj)
- second-person singular imperative imperfective of бода́ть (bodátʹ)
Ukrainian
Etymology
A univerbation of бог дай (boh daj). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *bogъ daďь (“God willing”). Cognate with Belarusian бада́й (badáj), Polish bodaj.
Pronunciation
Participle
бода́й • (bodáj)
- may, let (expressing a wish)
- Synonyms: хай (xaj), неха́й (nexáj)
- Бода́й тобі́ щасти́ть! ― Bodáj tobí ščastýtʹ! ― Good luck! (literally, “May you be lucky!”)
- at least
- Synonyms: щонайме́нше (ščonajménše), щонайме́нш (ščonajménš), прина́ймні (prynájmni)
- Переста́нь бреха́ти бода́й само́му собі́. ― Perestánʹ brexáty bodáj samómu sobí. ― Stop lying to at least yourself.
- Нам тре́ба бода́й три гравці́ для ціє́ї гри. ― Nam tréba bodáj try hravcí dlja cijéji hry. ― We need at least three players for this game.
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