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Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *opętь. Cognates include Czech opět and Serbo-Croatian opet.
Pronunciation
Adverb
опя́ть • (opjátʹ)
- again (occurring another time)
1924, Михаил Булгаков [Mikhail Bulgakov], “V. Дьявольский фокус”, in Дьяволиада; English translation from K. M. Cook-Horujy, transl., Diaboliad, Moscow: Raduga Publishers, 1990:Лифт останови́лся, вы́плюнул челове́ка с портфе́лем, закры́лся се́ткой и опя́ть ушё́л вниз.- Lift ostanovílsja, výpljunul čelovéka s portfélem, zakrýlsja sétkoj i opjátʹ ušól vniz.
- The lift stopped, spat out a man with a briefcase, pulled the bars over its face and went down again.
- (usually in the combination опя́ть же (opjátʹ že)) again (used when re-emphasising something already stated)
- Опя́ть же, мне́ние э́то сугу́бо ли́чное. ― Opjátʹ že, mnénije éto sugúbo líčnoje. ― Again, this is purely personal opinion.
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