правда

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See also: Правда

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pravьda.

Pronunciation

Noun

пра́вда (právdaf

  1. justice
    Synonym: справедли́вост (spravedlívost)
  2. (archaic) truth (conformity to fact or reality; true facts)
    Synonym: и́стина (ístina)
    Antonym: лъжа́ (lǎžá)

Declension

Declension of пра́вда
singular plural
indefinite пра́вда
právda
пра́вди
právdi
definite пра́вдата
právdata
пра́вдите
právdite

Derived terms

References

  • правда”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • правда”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pravьda, from *pravъ (right, correct).

Pronunciation

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Noun

правда (pravdaf (relational adjective праведен)

  1. justice

Declension

Declension of правда
singular
indefinite правда (pravda)
definite unspecified правдата (pravdata)
definite proximal правдава (pravdava)
definite distal правдана (pravdana)
vocative правдо (pravdo)

Verb

правда (pravda) third-singular presentimpf (perfective оправда)

  1. (transitive) to justify, defend
  2. (transitive) to make excuses for

Conjugation

Conjugation of правда (imperfective, present in )
l-participles imperfect aorist non-finite forms
masculine правдал (pravdal) adjectival participle правдан (pravdan)
feminine правдала (pravdala) adverbial participle правдајќи (pravdajḱi)
neuter правдало (pravdalo) verbal noun правдање (pravdanje)
plural правдале (pravdale) perfect participle правдано (pravdano)
finite forms present imperfect aorist imperative
1st singular правдам (pravdam) правдав (pravdav)
2nd singular правдаш (pravdaš) правдаше (pravdaše) правдај (pravdaj)
3rd singular правда (pravda) правдаше (pravdaše)
1st plural правдаме (pravdame) правдавме (pravdavme)
2nd plural правдате (pravdate) правдавте (pravdavte) правдајте (pravdajte)
3rd plural правдаат (pravdaat) правдаа (pravdaa)
compound tenses
perfect сум правдал (sum pravdal) present of сум (except in the 3rd person) +
imperfect l-participle
има-perfect имам правдано (imam pravdano) present of има + perfect participle
pluperfect бев правдал (bev pravdal) imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle
има-pluperfect имав правдано (imav pravdano) imperfect of има + perfect participle
има-perfect reported сум имал правдано (sum imal pravdano) perfect of има + perfect participle
future ќе правдам (ḱe pravdam) ќе + present
има-future ќе имам правдано (ḱe imam pravdano) future of има + perfect participle
future in the past ќе правдав (ḱe pravdav) ќе + imperfect
има-future in the past ќе имав правдано (ḱe imav pravdano) future in the past of има + perfect participle
future reported ќе сум правдал (ḱe sum pravdal) ќе + imperfect l-participle
има-future reported ќе сум имал правдано (ḱe sum imal pravdano) future reported of има + perfect participle
conditional би правдал (bi pravdal) би + imperfect l-participle
има-conditional би имал правдано (bi imal pravdano) conditional of има + perfect participle

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak pravda, from Proto-Slavic *pravьda.

Pronunciation

Noun

правда (pravdaf (diminutive правдучка)

  1. truth
    Antonym: нєправда (njepravda)
    твоя правдаtvoja pravdayou're right (literally, “your truth”)
    правда очи колєpravda oči koljethe truth hurts (literally, “the truth slaughters/stings the eyes”)
    повесц правдуpovesc pravduto tell the truth
  2. justice
    Antonym: нєправда (njepravda)
    кед будзе правдаked budze pravdaGod willing (literally, “if there will be justice”)
    бориц ше за правдуboric še za pravduto fight for justice
  3. (obsolete outside of fixed expressions) right, law
    мац правду; буц на правдзеmac pravdu; buc na pravdzeto be right (literally, “to have the right; to be in the right”)

Usage notes

Declension

Declension of правда
singular plural
nominative правда (pravda) правди (pravdi)
genitive правди (pravdi) правдох (pravdox)
dative правди (pravdi) правдом (pravdom)
accusative правду (pravdu) правди (pravdi)
instrumental правду (pravdu) правдами (pravdami)
locative правду / правдзе (pravdu / pravdze) правдох (pravdox)
vocative правдо (pravdo) правди (pravdi)
adjectives
adverbs

Adverb

правда (pravda)

  1. (modal) yes, indeed, of course, it is true
    правда, вон ма хиби, алє...pravda, von ma xibi, alje...indeed, he has faults, but...

Conjunction

правда (pravda)

  1. although, albeit
    вон зна и по французки, правда, дакус слабшеvon zna i po francuzki, pravda, dakus slabšehe also knows French, albeit a little weaker

References

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic правьда (pravĭda), from Proto-Slavic *pravьda, derived from Proto-Slavic *pravъ (compare пра́вый (právyj)) plus an unclear suffix.

Cognate with Ukrainian пра́вда (právda, truth), Belarusian пра́ўда (práŭda, truth), Old Church Slavonic правьда (pravĭda, justice, truth), Bulgarian пра́вда (právda, justice, truth, livestock capital), Serbo-Croatian пра̑вда (justice, truth, controversial matter), Slovene prȃvda (regulation, law, court case), Czech pravda (truth), Slovak pravda (truth), Polish prawda (truth), Upper Sorbian prawda (truth), Lower Sorbian pšawda (truth). Compare derived adjective пра́ведный (právednyj).

Pronunciation

Noun

пра́вда (právdaf inan (genitive пра́вды, nominative plural пра́вды, genitive plural правд, relational adjective правди́вый)

  1. truth (conformity to fact or reality; true facts)
    Synonym: и́стина (ístina)
    Antonyms: ложь (ložʹ), непра́вда (neprávda), (poetic) кри́вда (krívda)
    В «Пра́вде» нет изве́стий, а в «Изве́стиях» нет пра́вды.V «Právde» net izvéstij, a v «Izvéstijax» net právdy.In Pravda there is no news, and in Izvestia there is no truth. (a familiar pun)
    По пра́вде сказа́ть, я случа́йно за су́тки не при́нял лека́рства.Po právde skazátʹ, ja slučájno za sútki ne prínjal lekárstva.To tell (you) the truth, I accidentally didn't take my medicine for 24 hours.
    Пра́вда?Právda?Really?
    Ну пра́вда же?Nu právda že?Am I right? (seeking confirmation)
    по пра́вде говоря́po právde govorjáto tell the truth
    Твоя́ пра́вда.Tvojá právda.You're right. / Fair play. / You win.
  2. justice
    Synonym: справедли́вость (spravedlívostʹ)
  3. (historical) law, code
    Сали́ческая пра́вдаSalíčeskaja právdaSalic law

Declension

Derived terms

Interjection

пра́вда (právda)

  1. sure enough, indeed, actually, as a matter of fact, in point of fact
  2. (interrogative) is that so?

Synonyms

Conjunction

пра́вда (právda)

  1. though, however, but
  2. admittedly

Synonyms

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

пра̑вда f (Latin spelling prȃvda)

  1. justice

Declension

Declension of правда
singular plural
nominative правда правде
genitive правде правда
dative правди правдама
accusative правду правде
vocative правдо правде
locative правди правдама
instrumental правдом правдама

Derived terms

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pravьda.

Pronunciation

Noun

пра́вда (právdaf inan (genitive пра́вди, nominative plural пра́вди, genitive plural правд)

  1. truth (conformity to fact or reality; true facts)
    Synonym: і́стина (ístyna)
    Antonyms: брехня́ (brexnjá), непра́вда (neprávda)

Declension

Declension of пра́вда
(inan hard fem-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative пра́вда
právda
пра́вди
právdy
genitive пра́вди
právdy
правд
pravd
dative пра́вді
právdi
пра́вдам
právdam
accusative пра́вду
právdu
пра́вди
právdy
instrumental пра́вдою
právdoju
пра́вдами
právdamy
locative пра́вді
právdi
пра́вдах
právdax
vocative пра́вдо
právdo
пра́вди
právdy

Derived terms

References