гешэфт

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Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish געשעפֿט (gesheft, business, trade; shop).

Pronunciation

Noun

гешэ́фт (hješéftm inan (genitive гешэ́фту, nominative plural гешэ́фты, genitive plural гешэ́фтаў)

  1. (colloquial, obsolete) gesheft; a private business deal, especially a speculative one
    Усё гешэ́фты не́йкія водзіць з ім.
    Usjó hješéfty njéjkija vódzicʹ z im.
    They (sg.) conduct all sorts of geshefts with him.
    (literally, “All geshefts of some/any kind they conduct with him.”)
    • 2007, Natalka Babina, “Тры калёны”, in Крыві не павідна быць відна, Litres (2018), →ISBN:
      У мяне́ вымалёўваецца такі́ гешэ́фт... Можна зарабі́ць ку́пу грошай, ку́пу... Дава́й ра́зам, а? Аб'ядна́ем капіта́лы, хе-хе... Ты не пашкаду́еш. Га?
      U mjanjé vymaljóŭvajecca takí hješéft... Móžna zarabícʹ kúpu hróšaj, kúpu... Daváj rázam, a? Abʺjadnájem kapitály, xje-xje... Ty nje paškadúješ. Ha?
      I'm considering a certain gesheft opportunity... It's possible to make a bunch of money, a bunch... Let's do it together, okay? A joint venture, he-he... You won't regret it. Ok?

Declension

References

  • гешэфт” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org