же
daily used word (top 100)B1
- 1.
same, again, already
Про́сто в нём та же же жива́я эне́ргия - It's got a lot of the same vibrant energy.
Examples
- Пра́ктика так же важна́, как и тео́рия, но мы скло́нны цени́ть втору́ю и презира́ть пе́рвую.Practice is as important as theory, but we are apt to value the latter and despise the former.
- Его исто́рия стра́нная, но всё же достове́рная.His story is strange, but it's believable.
- В джа́зе используются те же ноты, кото́рые испо́льзовал Бах.Jazz uses the same notes that Bach used.
Fixed expressions
the same; ditto
as well as; likewise
alright; (oh) well; okay (then)
the same
but no
Typical usagePRO
Emphasis/contrast (after pronoun/noun)
я же + VP
but I; I, after all (emphatic)
он же ни при чём
he has nothing to do with it
а ты же + VP
but you (promised/said) ...
Obviousness/reminder
э́то же ...
but it’s; it’s obviously ...
вот же ...
there it is (right here)!
Да э́то же ...!
Why, this is ...!
Questions with emotional tone (wh-word + же)
почему́ же ...?
why (on earth) ...?
что же ...?
so what/what then ...?
как же так?
how come? how could that be?
где же ...?
where on earth ...?
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