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Bulgarian
Pronunciation
Adverb
про́сто • (prósto) (comparative по́-про́сто, superlative на́й-про́сто)
- simply
Adjective
про́сто • (prósto)
- indefinite neuter singular of прост (prost)
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Adverb
про́сто • (prósto) (comparative по́просто, superlative на́јпросто)
- simply, plainly, just
References
- “просто” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
Russian
Etymology
просто́й (prostój) + -о (-o)
Pronunciation
Adverb
про́сто • (prósto) (comparative (по)про́ще)
- simply, plainly, just
- Мне просто хочется нравиться ему. ― Mne prosto xočetsja nravitʹsja jemu. ― I just want him to like me.
Derived terms
Descendants
Predicative
про́сто • (prósto)
- it is simple, it is just
- Всё не так просто ― Vsjo ne tak prosto ― Everything is not so simple.
Adjective
про́сто • (prósto)
- short neuter singular of просто́й (prostój)
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /prôsto/
- Hyphenation: про‧сто
Adverb
про̏сто (Latin spelling prȍsto)
- rudely, uncivilly, grossly
- vulgarly, shamelessly, indecently
- just about, simply, just
Further reading
- “просто” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Adverb
про́сто • (prósto)
- just, simply, merely
Further reading