де
fairly common #2520C1
- 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
Эмилио де Кавальери — компози́тор эпо́хи Возрождения.
Emilio di Cavalieri was a Renaissance composer.
Жерар де Нерваль написа́л "Путеше́ствие на Восто́к".
Gérard de Nerval wrote Journey to the East.
Роберт Де Ниро появи́лся в фи́льме в ка́честве камео.
Robert Deniro made a cameo appearance in the movie.
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