здесь

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Russian

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sьde + -сь (-sʹ). Cognate with Slovene zdè, Czech zde, Old Church Slavonic сьде (sĭde).

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  • Rhymes: -esʲ

Adverb

здесь (zdesʹ)

  1. here
    Synonym: тут (tut)
    Antonym: там (tam)
    • 1876, Russian Synodal Bible, Mark 13:2:
      Иисус сказал ему в ответ: видишь сии великие здания? всё это будет разрушено, так что не останется здесь камня на камне.
      Iisus skazal jemu v otvet: vidišʹ sii velikije zdanija? vsjo eto budet razrušeno, tak što ne ostanetsja zdesʹ kamnja na kamne.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1956, “Подмосковные вечера (Moscow Suburban Evenings)”, Mikhail Matusovsky (lyrics), Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi (music)‎:
      Не слышны в саду даже шорохи,
      Всё здесь замерло до утра.
      Ne slyšny v sadu daže šoroxi,
      Vsjo zdesʹ zamerlo do utra.
      Even rustles are not heard in the garden;
      Every here died down till morning.

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