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-ка

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    just, now, come on, well then

    Иди́те-ка сюда́!

    Just come here!

    Colloquial enclitic particle, hyphenated to imperatives (иди-ка) and 1st-person forms (пойдём-ка); softens a request or nudges someone into action. Often best rendered by intonation or 'just'.

Usage info

The particle -ка expresses the mitigation of a request or command.

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