та

From the pronoun Bulgarian то (to, “it”) (cognate with English that), possibly from its abl. sg. form *tōd. Applied in a similar logic as English so that.

та • (ta)

1. so, thus (for introducing a clause)

   Synonyms: па (pa), то (to), така (taka)

   Пил студена вода, та се простудил.

   Pil studena voda, ta se prostudil.

   drank cold water and thus caught a cold.

2. that, then (for emphasizing a premise)

   Synonyms: па (pa), че (če), и (i)

   Та се почна.

   Ta se počna.

   And so it has begun.

3. and, but (for connecting clauses)

   Synonym: и (i)

   Той бе тънък та висок.

   Toj be tǎnǎk ta visok.

   He was thin but tall.

• та да (ta da, “in order to”)

• “та”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “та”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 731

• ат (at)

та • (ta)

1. you (subject pronoun: the person being addressed) (formal and plural)

Cognate to Mandarin Chinese 他 (tā).

• IPA^(key): /tʰa⁵¹/

та • (ta) (II)

1. he, she, it

та • (ta)

1. you (subject pronoun: the person being addressed) (plural)

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From Proto-Uralic *tä.

та • (ta)

1. this

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑ/
• Hyphenation: та

та • (ta)

1. short form of тайӧ (tajö)

• Used when preceding a postposition.

та • (ta)

1. here! look!

• A. I. Podorova, editor (1948), Коми-русский словарь [Komi-Russian dictionary], Syktyvkar: Коми Государственное Издательство, page 188
• Bubrikh, Dmitry V. (1949) Грамматика литературного коми языка [Grammar of the literary Komi language] (in Russian), Leningrad: Zhdanov Leningrad State University, page 109
• L. M. Beznosikova, E. A. Ajbabina, R. I. Kosnyreva (2000) Коми-русский словарь [Komi-Russian dictionary], →ISBN, page 629

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ta.

• IPA^(key):

та • (ta)

1. (regional) and, so

From Classical Mongolian ᠲᠠ (ta), from Middle Mongol ᠲᠠ (ta), from Proto-Mongolic *ta.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰa/
• Syllabification: та (1 syllable)

та • (ta) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠠ (ta))

1. (formal) you

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: та
• Rhymes: -ta

та (ta)

1. that

• A.N.Balandin, M.P. Vahrusheva (1958) Мансийско-русский словарь с лексическими параллелями из южно-мансийского (кондинского) диалекта [Mansi-Russian dictionary with lexical parallels from Southern Mansi (Kondin) dialect]‎, Leningrad: Государственное учебно-педагогическое издательство министерства просвещения РСФСР, ленинградское отделение, page 113
• Mansi Dictionary of Munkácsi and Kálmán

• Hyphenation: та

From Proto-Slavic *ta. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic та (ta).

та (ta)

1. too, as well
   • 1076, Sviatoslav's izbornik‎, page 2:

     нъ пораꙁоумѣи чьто гл҃ють книгꙑ и словеса та·

     nŭ porazuměi čĭto gl:jutĭ knigy i slovesa ta·

     but understand what the books say and the words, too

та (ta)

1. and

• и (i), да (da)

• Old Ruthenian: та (ta)
  • Belarusian: та (ta)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: та (ta)
  • Ukrainian: та (ta)
    • → Polish: ta (dialectal)
    • → Slovak: ta (dialectal)
• Russian: та (ta) (dialectal)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

та (ta)

1. inflection of тъ (tŭ):
   1. nominative singular feminine
   2. nominative/accusative dual masculine
   3. nominative/accusative plural neuter

та (ta)

1. inflection of тъ (tŭ):
   1. nominative singular feminine
   2. nominative/accusative dual masculine
   3. nominative/accusative plural neuter

• Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1912) “та”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎ (in Russian), volume 3 (Р – Ꙗ и дополненія), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 909

Inherited from Old Slovak ta, from Proto-Slavic *ta. Reinforced by Carpathian Rusyn та (ta).

• IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: та

та (ta)

1. so, and so

   Near-synonym: прето (preto)

   та цо вец? ― ta co vec? ― so what?

   тримaл жe нїкoму нє трeбa дo кoнцa вeриц, тa тaк и пoступaл ― trimal že njikomu nje treba do konca veric, ta tak i postupal ― he believed that no one should be trusted completely, so he acted accordingly

   • 2024 November 12, О. Планчак Сакач, “За достоїнство професиї”, in Руске Слово‎:

     Предходне понукнуце було 12 одсто за наставнїкох, а за шицки други кадри у просвити 8 проценти, цо за синдикати тиж так нє прилаплїве, та у цеку штрайк, покля ше вимоги нє сполнї.

     Predxodne ponuknuce bulo 12 odsto za nastavnjikox, a za šicki druhi kadri u prosviti 8 procenti, co za sindikati tiž tak nje prilapljive, ta u ceku štrajk, poklja še vimohi nje spolnji.

     The previous offer was 12 percent for teachers, and 8 percent for all other staff, which is also not quite acceptable for the unions, and so the strike goes on, as long as the demand is not fulfilled.

   • 2025 February 3, Ол. Русковски, “Удатни и нащивени „Капушнїк фест””, in Руске Слово‎:

     На часци площи опрез Основней школи були поставени експонати зоз Етно-клубу „Одняте од забуца”, та нащивителє могли поопатрац предмети зоз историї народох з того валалу и уживац у културних змистох.

     Na časci plošči oprez Osnovnej školi buli postaveni eksponati zoz Etno-klubu „Odnjate od zabuca”, ta naščivitelje mohli poopatrac predmeti zoz istoriji narodox z toho valalu i uživac u kulturnix zmistox.

     Exhibits from the Ethno-club "Odnjate od zabuca" were set up on part of the elementary school's main playground, and visitors were able to look at objects from the history of the peoples from this village and relish the cultural content.

   • 2025 April 4, А. Мудри, “Нїби”, in Руске Слово‎:

     Дзепоєдни ношели маски, а дзепоєдним маски спадли та зме видзели хто то шицко потримує тих порихтаних на насилство.

     Dzepojedni nošeli maski, a dzepojednim maski spadli ta zme vidzeli xto to šicko potrimuje tix porixtanix na nasilstvo.

     Some wore masks, and some masks fell off, and so we saw who was supporting all of this, those who were prepared for violence.

2. then, and then (conditional)

   кeд ти придзeш, тa и вoн придзe ― ked ti pridzeš, ta i von pridze ― if you come, then he will come too

   • 2016 February 21, М. Афич, “Час преходзи, aлє рибарска страсц нє”, in Руске Слово‎:

     Анї ми нє бриґа гоч и нє лапим рибу, бо дакеди пойдзем та ше добре одпочинєм, а то цалком досц – змирено приповеда Любомир.

     Anji mi nje briga hoč i nje lapim ribu, bo dakedi pojdzem ta še dobre odpočinjem, a to calkom dosc – zmireno pripoveda Ljubomir.

     Even though I don't catch fish, I don't even care, because sometimes I go there and then I get a good rest, and that's quite enough - Ljubomir says calmly.

3. (rare) but (contrastive)

   Synonym: алє (alje)

   сцел вельо зробиц, та нє удало ше му ― scel velʹo zrobic, ta nje udalo še mu ― he wanted to do a lot, but he didn't succeed

та (ta)

1. reinforcement or emphasis particle: but, even, still, either, etc.

   нїхтo єй нє бул прихильни: aнї oцeц, тa aнї мaц ― njixto jej nje bul prixilʹni: anji ocec, ta anji mac ― no one was kind to her: neither her father, nor even her mother

   тa тo нїч нє врeдзи ― ta to njič nje vredzi ― that doesn't help one bit

   тa зохаб ме! ― ta zoxab me! ― leave me the hell alone!

   • 2024 October 27, Лю. Дудаш, “Сопково ше вшадзи знаходза”, in Руске Слово‎:

     Случовало ше, док дзеци були менши – гвари Рожа, же сом ше озвала ґу дзецом по руски, вони обрацели на мадярски, а вец так доокола, та скоро и тераз. Углавним, цешиме ше у нїх, а и вони, озда исто тельо, у нас.

     Slučovalo še, dok dzeci buli menši – hvari Roža, že som še ozvala gu dzecom po ruski, voni obraceli na madjarski, a vec tak dookola, ta skoro i teraz. Uhlavnim, cešime še u njix, a i voni, ozda isto telʹo, u nas.

     It happened while the children were younger – Roža says, that I spoke to the children in Rusyn, they switched to Hungarian, and then like so all around, almost even now. For the most part, we take pride in them, and they, too, perhaps likewise, to us.

2. encouragement particle: so, then, hey, come on, oi

   "будзe шe гнївaц кeд нє пoйдзeмe"
   "тa нaй шe гнївa!"

   "budze še hnjivac ked nje pojdzeme"
   "ta naj še hnjiva!"

   "He’ll be angry if we don't come"
   "let him be angry then!"

   тa oхaб шe ти йoгo ― ta oxab še ti joho ― come on, leave him alone

   тa будз юнак! ― ta budz junak! ― be a hero then!

3. (often followed by вец (vec)) so? then? and? (invitation for interlocutor to continue their speech)

   "шeф нaгнївaни нa цe"
   "тa вeц?"

   "šef nahnjivani na ce"
   "ta vec?"

   "the boss is angry with you"
   "and?"

4. well, so (often stretched, expresses fear, uncertainty, or something that can be said or done)

   тааааa, будзе дацо? ― taaaaa, budze daco? ― soooo, is something going to happen?

5. come on (for expressing disagreement)

   "я нє пoйдзeм з вaми"
   "тa прaвe трeбa жe би и ти пришoл!"

   "ja nje pojdzem z vami"
   "ta prave treba že bi i ti prišol!"

   "I won't be going with you"
   "come on, just need you to come!"

6. (at the end of a clause or between two repeated words) and that's that (for expressing resolution, definiteness)

   нє пойдзем тa ― nje pojdzem ta ― I'm not going and that's that

   а його нєт тa нєт ― a joho njet ta njet ― but he's not here and that's that

   а вон лєм пойдзе тa пойдзе ― a von ljem pojdze ta pojdze ― and he just wants to leave and that's that

та (ta)

1. well, hey

   тa, вoн шe вшe прaви вaжни ― ta, von še vše pravi važni ― well, he's always pretending to be important

   тa, цo мoж, нє мoж иншaк ― ta, co mož, nje mož inšak ― hey, what can you do, there's no other way

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “та”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
• Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “and”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 24

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та • (ta) f sg (demonstrative)

1. feminine nominative singular of тот (tot)

та • (ta) f sg (demonstrative)

1. feminine nominative singular of тот (tot)

та • (ta)

1. (Internet slang, often associated with Ukrainians) Alternative form of да (da)

From Proto-Permic *ta, from Proto-Uralic *tä. Cognates include Moksha тя (tä), Finnish tämä and Northern Sami dát.

Permic cognates include Komi-Zyrian та (ta).

• IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -ä
• Hyphenation: та

та • (ta)

1. this, these

   та мынам атае

   ta mynam ataje

   this is my father

2. it, he, they

• L. E. Kirillova, L. L. Karpova, editors (2008), “та”, in Удмурт-ӟуч кыллюкам [Udmurt-Russian dictionary], Izhevsk: Удмуртский институт истории, языка и литературы УрО РАН, →ISBN, page 631
• T. V. Voronova, T. A. Poyarkova, editor (2012), Удмурт-ӟуч, ӟуч-удмурт кыллюкам [Udmurt-Russian, Russian-Udmurt dictionary] (overall work in Russian), Izhevsk: Книжное издательство «Удмуртия», →ISBN, page 71
• Yrjö Wichmann, Toivo Emil Uotila (1987) Mikko Korhonen, editor, Wotjakischer Wortschatz [Votyak Vocabulary] (Lexica Societatis Fenno-Ugricae; Volume 21) (overall work in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen Seura, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 254

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ta.^[1] May be related with Serbo-Croatian te.

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та • (ta)

1. and, also, even

   Synonyms: і (i), й (j)

2. but

   Synonym: але (ale)

   Пий, та не напива́йся. ― Pyj, ta ne napyvájsja. ― Drink, but don't overdrink.

"та" is used for "and", usually between a vowel and then a consonant, or in a clause that already has i and/or й.

• → Polish: ta

Clipping of так (tak).

та • (ta)

1. (colloquial) yes, yeah, yay

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “та”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka