ещё

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See also: еще, јешће, and яшчэ

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ešče (still, yet), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁esk(ʷ)e(h₁). Cognate with Belarusian яшчэ (jašče), Ukrainian ще (šče), Polish jeszcze.

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Adverb

ещё (ješčó)

  1. yet, more
    всё ещёvsjo ješčóstill
    ещё разješčó razonce more
    ещё неješčó nenot yet
    ещё нетješčó netnot yet
    ещё оди́нješčó odínanother one
    ещё быješčó bysure, of course, you bet
    да́йте мне ещё, пожа́луйстаdájte mne ješčó, požálujstagive me more, please
  2. else
    что ещё?što ješčó?what else
  3. still
    он ещё тамon ješčó tamhe's still there
  4. even (used with comparatives or to express frustration)
    он ещё глупе́еon ješčó glupéjehe's even more stupid
    там ещё лу́чшеtam ješčó lúčšeover there it's better still

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Buryat: үшөө (üšöö)
  • Dolgan: өссүө (össüö)
  • Yakut: өссө (össö)