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бу́дто

daily used word (top 200)B1
  • 1.

    as if, as though

    Note: как будто = seem

Examples

Typical usage

  • As-if comparisons

    • как бу́дто ...

      as if; as though

    • так, как бу́дто ...

      so/as if ...

    • бу́дто ...

      as if

    • как бу́дто не ...

      as if not ...

  • Reported/hearsay

    • бу́дто бы ...

      supposedly; allegedly

    • Говоря́т, бу́дто ...

      they say (that) ...

    • Слы́шал, бу́дто ...

      I heard (that) ...

    • Пишу́т, бу́дто ...

      it is reported that ...

  • Idioms with kak budto

    • как бу́дто ни в чём не бывaло

      as if nothing had happened

    • как бу́дто э́того ма́ло

      as if that weren’t enough

    • как бу́дто наро́чно

      as if on purpose

    • как бу́дто по зака́зу

      as if on cue

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  • mirco.deckers edited related words 1 year ago.
  • drvuquangson edited translation 3 years ago.
  • drvuquangson edited translation 3 years ago.
  • Lucian edited word type 6 years ago.