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Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Adverb
взагалі́ • (vzahalí)
- generally, in general, on the whole
- Synonym: загало́м (zahalóm)
- at all (used in negative and interrogative senses)
- Synonym: зо́всім (zóvsim)
- Я взагалі́ не задово́лений. ― Ja vzahalí ne zadovólenyj. ― I am not at all satisfied.
Usage notes
- The forms взагалі́ (vzahalí) (used after vowels) and узагалі́ (uzahalí) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “взагалі”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “взагалі”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN