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Translation
- 1.
in fact
Also: after all, surely, indeed
- 2.
given that
Also: as, because
Example: Он зна́ет францу́зский, ведь он учи́л его́ в университе́те - He knows French, because he studied it at the university.
Info: In this case, "ведь" is used to explain or confirm the previous statement.
- 3.
Isn't it?
Example: Ведь уже́ по́здно - It's late, isn't it?
Usage info
Emphasis or Reminder: Ты ведь обещал помочь. You promised to help, remember? My view is that they liked this. We already talked about that, remember? Logical Connection: Я хочу узнать, ведь это важно. (I want to know, since it is important Confirmation or Surprise: On you saw the lottery! (He won the lottery, you knew that!) This is how it is! (It's so easy, you didn't know!)
Examples
- Ты ведь лю́бишь дождь?You like rain, don't you?
- Дайан ведь наполовину и твоя́ сестра́, Джордж.Diane is your half-sister too, George.
- Э́то ведь не после́дний по́езд, да?This isn't the last train, is it?
- Ты ведь не лю́бишь шокола́д?You don't like chocolate, do you?
- Не могу́ пове́рить, что они спят вместе! - "Почему же? Ведь совершенно норма́льно брать с собой в посте́ль плю́шевого медве́дя".I can't believe that they sleep together! "Why not? It's perfectly normal to take a teddy bear to bed with you."
- Но ты ведь будешь писать, да?But you will write, won't you?
- Ведь э́то потрясающе, да?That's awesome, right?
- Все ве́рят в его исто́рию, ведь обра́тному нет никаки́х доказа́тельств.Everyone believes his story since there is no evidence to the contrary.
- Ведь ты же не ку́ришь, да?You don't smoke, do you?
- Ты ведь собира́лся сейчас же её бро́сить, не так ли?You were about to dump her flat out, weren't you?
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xenomurph edited tags and translation 1 week ago.
smartydoofus edited tags 10 months ago.
