начебто

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Univerbation of на́че (náče) +‎ б (b) +‎ то (to).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Conjunction

на́чебто • (náčebto)

  1. as if, as though, as, like
  2. it is alleged/purported that, allegedly, purportedly

Synonyms

Particle

на́чебто • (náčebto)

  1. (modal) (it is/was/seems/seemed) as if, as though; apparently, ostensibly, seemingly
    Synonyms: на́че (náče), на́чеб (náčeb), нена́че (nenáče), нена́чеб (nenáčeb), нена́чебто (nenáčebto), ні́́би (ní́by), ні́́бито (ní́byto)
    • 2018 October 8, “Путін "цькує" Захід, як шкільний забіяка - огляд ЗМІ”, in BBC News Ukraine‎, archived from the original on 2022-04-28:
      Жінка начебто навіть не знала, що була вагітна, пише видання.
      Žinka načebto navitʹ ne znala, ščo bula vahitna, pyše vydannja.
      The woman apparently did not even know that she was pregnant, the publication writes.

References

  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2003), “начеб”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 4 (Н – П), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 53
  2. ^ Українська національна комісія з питань правопису (22 May 2019) Український правопис 2019 року [Ukrainian orthography of 2019]‎ (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, § 43, page 65

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