вот так

common #877

expression

1.
like this, like that, this way
Делай вот так.
Do it like this.

Usage info

Often relies on intonation or gesture. English equivalents vary; sometimes best rendered freely. The core meaning is stable (“in this way”). Differences are mostly pragmatic (gesture, tone, emotion), not semantic.

Examples

Вот так колле́кция!
What a collection!
Вот так я реша́ю пробле́мы.
That's how I solve problems.
Ты не должен вот так стоя́ть и смотре́ть, как Том умира́ет!
You can't just stand there and watch Tom die.
Вот так э́то и началось.
That's how it started.
Не говори́ э́то вот так.
Don't say it like that.
Задаю́сь вопро́сом, стал бы Том действительно вот так де́лать.
I wonder if Tom would really do something like that.
Э́то не должно вот так зако́нчиться.
It doesn't have to end like this.
Никогда не ду́мал, что э́то вот так зако́нчится.
I never thought it would end like this.

Expression parts

вотhere is; so
такso; so; then; indeed

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Contributions

Michel edited translation and usage info 9 months ago.
michel edited translation, usage info and related words 9 months ago.

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like that this way