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чего́

Very rarely used word (top 40,000)

Translation

  • 1.

    what

    Example: От чего́ э́тот шнур? - What is this cable for?

    Info: genitive of что, also colloquially used as the nominative or accusative of что

  • 2.

    why

    Example: Чего́ ты сиди́шь там безде́льничаешь? - Why are you sitting there doing nothing?

    Info: colloquial usage; never used on its own, only in a sentence

  • 3.

    what (as interjection)

    Example: Чево?! - What?!

    Info: colloquial, rude

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  • BasketQase edited translation and related words 2 years ago.
  • swisspioneer edited word type 5 years ago.
  • mattahmet edited translation 7 years ago.

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