де
fairly common #2937C1
- 1.
allegedly, they say, he says
Он де ничего не знал.
He says he knew nothing about it.
Unstressed particle used informally (and in older literature) to mark someone else's words.
- 2.
(rare) where
Де ты был так до́лго?
Where have you been so long?
Colloquial or dialectal instead of "где".
Examples
Жерар де Нерваль написа́л "Путеше́ствие на Восто́к".
Gérard de Nerval wrote Journey to the East.
Эмилио де Кавальери — компози́тор эпо́хи Возрождения.
Emilio di Cavalieri was a Renaissance composer.
Роберт Де Ниро появи́лся в фи́льме в ка́честве камео.
Robert Deniro made a cameo appearance in the movie.
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