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Belarusian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьľa, *děľa.
Pronunciation
Preposition
для • (dlja) (+ genitive case)
- for (directed at; intended to belong to)
- У мяне́ не́шта ёсць для цябе́. ― U mjanjé njéšta joscʹ dlja cjabjé. ― I have something for you.
- for (in order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc.)
- Synonym: дзе́ля (dzjélja)
- Усё, што я раблю́, я раблю́ гэ́та для цябе́. ― Usjó, što ja rabljú, ja rabljú héta dlja cjabjé. ― Everything I do, I do for you.
- for (befitting of someone’s beliefs, needs, wants, skills, or tastes; best suited to)
- Гэ́та зана́дта склада́на для пачатко́ўцаў. ― Héta zanádta skladána dlja pačatkóŭcaŭ. ― This is too difficult for beginners.
- for (to be used or treated in a stated way, or with a stated purpose)
- Гэ́та но́вы звано́к для майго́ ро́вара. ― Héta nóvy zvanók dlja majhó róvara. ― This is a new bell for my bicycle.
References
- “для” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
- “для”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьľa, *děľa.
Preposition
для • (dlja) (+ genitive)
- for
- для дете́й ― dlja detéj ― for children
Etymology 2
Participle
для • (dlja)
- (dated) present imperfective adverbial participle of длить (dlitʹ)
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Preposition
для • (dlja) (+ genitive case)
- for (2)
- пісня “Для Анюти” (pisnja «Dlja Anjuty») — the song «For Anyuta» (female given name)
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