а
- 1.
and, but, whereas
Я пойду́ в кино́, а ты оста́нешься дома.
I'll go to the cinema and you'll stay home.
Marks a contrast between two things; weaker than «но». Often best left untranslated or rendered as 'and' in English.
- 2.
oh, ah
А, э́то ты!
Oh, it's you!
Used at the start of an utterance, often on recognizing someone or something.
Examples
Мир — э́то не отсу́тствие наси́лия, а прису́тствие справедли́вости.
Peace is not the absence of violence but the presence of justice.
Ты же понима́ешь, а?
You understand, don't you?
Typical usagePRO
Contrast (but/whereas)
..., а ...
but; whereas (contrasting two clauses)
а не + NP/inf.
and not; rather than
А наоборо́т
on the contrary
А ведь
after all; you know (reminding/insisting)
Turn‑taking and follow‑ups
А ты?
and you?
А как насчёт ...?
how about ...?
А где ...?
and where is ...?
А я ...
as for me, I ...
Addition and clarification
а та́кже
as well as; and also
а и́менно
namely
а точне́е
more precisely
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