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Belarusian
Etymology
про́сты (prósty, “straight”) + -а (-a, adverbial suffix). Compare Russian and Ukrainian про́сто (prósto).
Adverb
про́ста • (prósta)
- straight (without turning sideways)
- directly, precisely
- Synonyms: якра́з (jakráz), менаві́та (mjenavíta)
- зада́ча раша́ецца про́ста ― zadáča rašájecca prósta ― the task is solved directly
- (colloquial) just, only
- Synonym: то́лькі (tólʹki)
- мне про́ста не ўдало́ся прые́хаць ― mnje prósta nje ŭdalósja pryjéxacʹ ― I just couldn't come
- (colloquial) simply, just, really
- Synonyms: аж (až), зусі́м (zusím), сапраўды́ (sapraŭdý), про́ста-такі (prósta-taki)
- про́ста неймаверна ― prósta njejmavjerna ― just unbelievable
- in general
- Synonym: нао́гул (naóhul)
References
- “проста”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “проста” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Russian
Pronunciation
Adjective
проста́ • (prostá)
- short feminine singular of просто́й (prostój)