чего́
Very rarely used word (top 40,000)
- 1.
what
genitive of что, also colloquially used as the nominative or accusative of что
Example:От чего́ э́тот шнур?
What is this cable for?
- 2.
why
colloquial usage; never used on its own, only in a sentence
Example:Чего́ ты сиди́шь там безде́льничаешь?
Why are you sitting there doing nothing?
- 3.
what (as interjection)
colloquial, rude
Example:Чего?!
What?!
Examples
- Э́то бы́ло что-то, чего она не хоте́ла выража́ть слова́ми.It was something she did not want to put into words.
- Переста́нь ходи́ть вокруг да около и скажи́ начистоту, чего ты от меня хо́чешь.Stop beating around the bush and tell me plainly what you want from me.
- Жизнь начина́ется, когда определя́ешься, чего от неё хо́чешь.Life starts when you decide what you are expecting from it.
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brennanhigginbotham2004 edited translation 1 year ago.
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