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да

daily used (#38)A1
  • 1.

    yes

    Да, я согла́сен.

    Yes, I agree.

    affirmative particle

  • 2.

    but

    Любо́вь сильна́, да деньги сильне́е.

    Love is strong, but money is stronger.

    somewhat colloquial or literary

  • 3.

    and

    В лесу попада́лась сосна́ да берёза.

    In the forest there were pines and birches.

    somewhat colloquial or folksy

Examples

Fixed expressions

Typical usagePRO

  • Basic responses and agreement

    • да

      yes

    • да́-да́

      yes, yes (I heard you)

    • ну да

      yeah, right; well, yes

    • да уж

      yeah... I guess so (resigned)

  • Contradiction and denial

    • да нет

      no, not really

    • да нет же

      no, of course not!

    • да не

      no (denying something)

    • ни да ни нет

      neither yes nor no

  • Adding information (да = and/besides)

    • да и

      and besides; and anyway

    • да ещё́ (и)

      and also; what's more

    • сказа́л да сде́лал

      said it and did it

    • взял да

      up and (did something) unexpectedly

LockedUnlock typical usages

Antonyms

  • нет

    no; is not; there is no 

See also

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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 1 day ago.
  • nrimanliyev edited translation 3 weeks ago.
  • Тостада edited related words 2 years ago.
  • Sandy edited translation 3 years ago.