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кста́ти

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  • 1.

    by the way, incidentally, as a matter of fact

    Кста́ти, ты не ви́дел мою кни́гу?

    By the way, have you seen my book?

    Used as a parenthetical, usually at the start of the sentence and set off by a comma.

  • 2.

    handy, welcome, useful, convenient

    Твоя́ по́мощь пришлась о́чень кста́ти.

    Your help came in very handy.

    Often in the phrase прийтись кстати 'to come in handy'.

Examples

Typical usagePRO

  • Topic switch / adding info

    • Кста́ти,

      By the way,

    • Да, кста́ти,

      Oh, by the way,

    • А кста́ти,

      By the way,

    • Кста́ти говоря́,

      Incidentally,

  • Apt/handy vs. ill‑timed

    • Как раз кста́ти

      just in time; exactly what was needed

    • О́чень кста́ти

      really handy; very timely

    • Вполне́ кста́ти

      quite appropriate

    • Некста́ти

      at a bad time; inopportunely

  • Fixed idioms

    • Кста́ти о пти́чках

      speaking of which (colloquial)

    • кста́ти и некста́ти

      at every turn, whether it fits or not

    • Как кста́ти!

      How timely!

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  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • editkurali edited translation 2 years ago.
  • Lucian edited word type 6 years ago.
  • alptibet edited translation 7 years ago.