чего

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Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):  (phonetic respelling: чево́)
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  • Rhymes: -o

Pronoun

чего́ (čevó)

  1. genitive of что (što)
    Для чего́ э́тот шнур?
    Dlja čevó étot šnur?
    What is this cable for?
  2. (colloquial) nominative of что (što)
    Чего́ там в таре́лке лежи́т?
    Čevó tam v tarélke ležít?
    What is lying on the plate there?
  3. (colloquial) accusative of что (što)
    Чего́ ты купи́ла?
    Čevó ty kupíla?
    What did you buy?

Synonyms

  • чё (čo) or чо (čo) (interrogative pronoun only, non-standard, highly colloquial but common, limited to dialog in writing)

Pronoun

чего́ (čevó)

  1. (colloquial) what for? why? (never used on its own, only in a sentence)
    Чего́ ты сиди́шь там безде́льничаешь?
    Čevó ty sidíšʹ tam bezdélʹničaješʹ?
    Why are you sitting there doing nothing?

Interjection

чего́ (čevó)

  1. (colloquial, rude) what? (what do you want?!)