да
Abaza edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Abkhaz-Abaza *dá.
Noun edit
да • (da)
Bulgarian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Slavic *da.
Pronunciation edit
Particle edit
да • (da)
- word used to indicate agreement or acceptance: yes
- Да, прав си.
- Da, prav si.
- Yes, you are correct.
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Slavic *da (in the conjunction sense), related to the first etymology.
Pronunciation edit
- (stressed) IPA(key): [ˈda]
(homophonous with Etymology 1)Audio (file) - (unstressed) IPA(key): [dɐ]
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Particle edit
да • (da)
- used to express a command
- Да влезе!
- Da vleze!
- Let him/her/it come in!
- Да не съм те чул да се оплакваш!
- Da ne sǎm te čul da se oplakvaš!
- Don't let me hear you complain!
- used to express a wish
- Да почива в мир.
- Da počiva v mir.
- May he/she/it rest in peace.
- Да живее кралят.
- Da živee kraljat.
- Long live the king!
- used to make offers, suggestions or ask advice
- Да излезем ли по-късно?
- Da izlezem li po-kǎsno?
- Shall we go out later?
- Да вървим!
- Da vǎrvim!
- Let's go!
- used to ask questions
- Да си ми виждал ключовете?
- Da si mi viždal ključovete?
- Have you seen my keys?
- Да съм ти искал мнението?
- Da sǎm ti iskal mnenieto?
- Did I ask for your opinion?
Conjunction edit
да • (da)
- particle: used to mark an infinitive, to (or in some other cases, such as with modal verbs, it is not translated)
- Искам да напусна.
- Iskam da napusna.
- I want to leave.
- Не знам как да го кажа.
- Ne znam kak da go kaža.
- I don’t know how to say it.
- Да се греши е човешко.
- Da se greši e čoveško.
- To err is human.
- Започва да вали.
- Započva da vali.
- It's starting to rain.
- Да ти кажа истината,...
- Da ti kaža istinata,...
- To tell you the truth,...
- Мога да плувам.
- Moga da pluvam.
- I can swim.
- Трябва да тръгвам.
- Trjabva da trǎgvam.
- I must go.
- if (only for conditions that are known to be false)
- Да си беше свършил работата както трябва, сега нямаше да сме забъркани в тази каша.
- Da si beše svǎršil rabotata kakto trjabva, sega njamaše da sme zabǎrkani v tazi kaša.
- Had you done your job properly, we wouldn't be in this mess now.
Anagrams edit
- ад (ad)
Chechen edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Proto-Nakh *daada.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
да̄ • (daa) class vb (ergative дас, plural дай)
References edit
- Nichols, Johanna, Vagapov, Arbi (2004) “да”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 276
Etymology 2 edit
See the verb дан.
Verb edit
да • (da)
- to do
Dungan edit
Etymology edit
Cognate to Standard Mandarin 大 (dà)
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
да • (da) (III)
Eastern Mari edit
Etymology 1 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Conjunction edit
да • (da)
- and
- and (connecting verb phrases)
- йӱр чарныш, да кече ончале
- jür čarnyš, da keče ončaĺe
- it stopped raining, and the sun started shining
- but, however
- ыштынем, да ом мошто
- yštyńem, da om mošto
- I would do it, but I can't
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Russian да (da).
Pronunciation edit
Particle edit
да • (da)
- yes
- толат мо? да, толам
- tolat mo? da, tolam
- are you coming? yes, I'm coming
- so, well, indeed (emphatic particle)
- да мый тыйым палем
- da myj tyjym paĺem
- well I know you
- yes?, right?, isn't it?
- шоналтет да?
- šonaltet da?
- you'll think of it, won't you?
References edit
- J. Bradley et al. (2023) “да”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna
Ingush edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Nakh *daada.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
да̄ • (daa) class vb (ergative дас, plural дай)
References edit
- Nichols, Johanna B. (2004) “да”, in Ingush–English and English–Ingush Dictionary, London and New York: Routledge, page 229
Komi-Zyrian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Russian да (da).
Pronunciation edit
Particle edit
да • (da)
Antonyms edit
- абу (abu)
Conjunction edit
да • (da)
References edit
- A. I. Podorova, editor (1948), Коми-русский словарь [Komi-Russian dictionary], Syktyvkar: Коми Государственное Издательство, page 59
- L. M. Beznosikova, E. A. Ajbabina, R. I. Kosnyreva (2000) Коми-русский словарь [Komi-Russian dictionary], →ISBN, page 166
Macedonian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *da.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
да • (da)
- (word used to indicate agreement or acceptance) yes
Conjunction edit
да • (da)
Usage notes edit
- This word is used in the sense of "if" mostly when the following verb is in the past tense or conditional mood or expresses an unrealistic scenario. Otherwise, "ако" tends to be used.
Interjection edit
да • (da)
- really
- Веќе не сакам зима. ― Да?
- Veḱe ne sakam zima. ― Da?
- I no longer like winter. ― Really?
Particle edit
да • (da)
Old Church Slavonic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Slavic *da.
Conjunction edit
да • (da)
Old East Slavic edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *da. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic да (da) and Old Polish da.
Pronunciation edit
- (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /dɑ/
- (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /da/
- (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /da/
- Hyphenation: да
Conjunction edit
да (da)
- and
- so that
- 1076, Sviatoslav's izbornik[1], page 2:
- рече бо въ сьрдьци моѥмь съкрꙑхъ словеса твоꙗ да не съгрѣшѫ тебѣ·
- reče bo vŭ sĭrdĭci mojemĭ sŭkryxŭ slovesa tvoja da ne sŭgrěšǫ tebě·
- For [one] said: In my heart I hid your words so' I won't commit a sin before you
Particle edit
да (da)
- Used to mark a subjunctive aspect: may...
Descendants edit
References edit
- Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “да”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments][2] (in Russian), volumes 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 619
Russian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old East Slavic да (da), from Proto-Slavic *da.
Pronunciation 1 edit
Adverb edit
да • (da)
Antonyms edit
- нет (net, “no, not”)
Descendants edit
Pronunciation 2 edit
Interjection edit
да • (da)
- yes (used to confirm that the person being addressed is listening)
- right, isn't it (used at the end of an affirmative sentence, turning what was said into a question, asking for confirmation)
- Synonyms: ве́рно (vérno), да ведь (da vedʹ), не так ли (ne tak li), пра́вда (právda), пра́вда ведь (právda vedʹ), так (tak), так ведь (tak vedʹ)
- Ты спра́вишься, да? ― Ty správišʹsja, da? ― You can handle this, right?
- Он то́же там у́чится, да? ― On tóže tam účitsja, da? ― He studies there too, doesn't he?
- really (used to express surprise or ask for confirmation)
Pronunciation 3 edit
Noun edit
да́ • (dá) n inan (indeclinable)
- a "yes"
- an affirmation in support of a cause (as used in slogans or appeals)
- Нет дискримина́ции! Да плюрали́зму! ― Net diskriminácii! Da pljuralízmu! ― No to discrimination! Yes to pluralism!
Pronunciation 4 edit
Particle edit
да • (da)
- let (+ conjugated verb), may (+ conjugated verb)
- да бу́дет так ― da búdet tak ― so be it
- И сказа́л Бог: да бу́дет свет. ― I skazál Box: da búdet svet. ― And God said: let there be light.
- Да здра́вствует респу́блика! ― Da zdrávstvujet respúblika! ― Long live the republic!
Pronunciation 5 edit
Conjunction edit
да • (da)
- (dated) and
- Он сам о себе́ говори́л, что ему́, как импера́тору Ка́рлу Вели́кому, недосу́г учи́ться чита́ть да писа́ть.
- On sam o sebé govoríl, što jemú, kak imperátoru Kárlu Velíkomu, nedosúg učítʹsja čitátʹ da pisátʹ.
- He said of himself that he was like the Emperor Charlemagne, too busy to learn to read and write.
- ходи́ть вокру́г да о́коло ― xodítʹ vokrúg da ókolo ― to beat around the bush (literally, “to walk around and about”)
- е́сли бы да кабы́ ― jésli by da kabý ― should've, would've, could've / if only (literally, “if only and if only”)
- but
Usage notes edit
Often used in idioms.
Descendants edit
Pronunciation 6 edit
Particle edit
да • (da)
- Used as an emphasiser, usually at the start of a sentence or phrase. In many cases, emphasises impatience or irritation, but in others may simply emphasise surprise or an observation.
- Да ты стал оптими́стом. ― Da ty stal optimístom. ― Well, you've become quite the optimist.
- Да он рома́нтик. ― Da on romántik. ― I see he's quite the romantic.
- Да что с тобо́й тако́е? ― Da što s tobój takóje? ― What's up with you? (implying something has been visibly wrong for some time)
- Да как ты сме́ешь? ― Da kak ty sméješʹ? ― How dare you?
- да ла́дно (тебе́/вам) ― da ládno (tebé/vam) ― come on / give me a break / really
- ну да ла́дно ― nu da ládno ― but okay / but alright / but whatever / anyway
- да нет ― da net ― oh, no; nah (a politely emphatic or reassuring no)
- да ещё (и) ― da ješčó (i) ― and also / and even
- Да говорю́ же тебе́. ― Da govorjú že tebé. ― I'm telling you (and have been this whole time).
- Да пошёл он (к чёрту). ― Da pošól on (k čórtu). ― Oh to hell with him.
- Да э́то же Ник со́бственной персо́ной. ― Da éto že Nik sóbstvennoj persónoj. ― Well, if it isn't Nick himself.
- Да кака́я ра́зница? ― Da kakája ráznica? ― Who cares? (implying the irrelevance has been obvious for some time)
- да ну (тебя́/вас) ― da nu (tebjá/vas) ― yeah, right / come on
- Да ра́ди бо́га. ― Da rádi bóga. ― Oh for God's sake.
- Да зна́ю я, в э́том и пробле́ма! ― Da znáju ja, v étom i probléma! ― I know, that's the problem!
- Э́то о чём-то да говори́т. ― Éto o čom-to da govorít. ― That says (at least) something.
- Я всё для них де́лал, да и сейча́с продолжа́ю де́лать. ― Ja vsjo dlja nix délal, da i sejčás prodolžáju délatʹ. ― I've been doing everything for them, and actually still am.
- 2019, Екатерина Вильям-Вильмонт, Фальшивый папа:
- — Она́ тебе́ не нра́вится? — Да нет, она́ неплоха́я, но что́-то с ней стра́нное происхо́дит.
- — Oná tebé ne nrávitsja? — Da net, oná neploxája, no štó-to s nej stránnoje proisxódit.
- — You don't like her? — No, no, she's nice, but something weird's going on with her.
- Used as an emphasiser before an imperative verb to express urgency.
Usage notes edit
Can in many cases (but not all) be understood by replacing with "Oh".
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Abbreviation of дека- (deka-)
Pronunciation edit
Prefix edit
да • (da)
References edit
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *da, probably old imperative of the word да̏ти, itself from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- (“to give”).
Conjunction edit
да (Latin spelling da)
- that
- рекао је да ће доћи ― he said that he would come
- одговорио сам му да немам појма о чему прича ― I've told him that I have no idea what he was talking about
- in order to, to
- дошао је да ми све исприча ― he came to tell me everything
- стигао је у нашу земљу да научи наш језик ― he arrived in our country in order to learn our language
- to (when the subjects of both clauses are not the same)
- он хоће да му покажете пут до станице ― he wants you to show him the way to the station
- (Serbia) to (when the subjects of both clauses are the same; for western Serbo-Croatian use infinitive instead of да + present tense)
- он жели да прича с вама ― he wants to talk with you
- (subjunctive only) if (= кад)
- да сам на вашем м(ј)есту, не бих се пуно замарао таквим детаљима ― if I were you, I wouldn't bother too much with such details
- да си више радио, зарадио би више новца ― if you worked harder, you would have earned more money
- (with ка̏о) as if, like
- с(ј)ећам се, као да је било јуче(р) ― I remember, as if it were yesterday
- као да не знаш о чему причам ― as if you don't know what I'm talking about
- (а + да + не) without (usually after negative verbs)
- не могу се укључити у расправу, а да не направим неред ― I cannot enter a discussion without making a mess
- одлази, а да није рекао ни збогом ― he's leaving without even saying goodbye
- (а + и + да) even if
- а и да јесам то направио, не би то учинило неку разлику ― even if I did it, it wouldn't have made much of a difference
- lest
- онај који се бори против чудовишта треба пазити да тиме и сам не постане чудовиште ― he who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster
Particle edit
да (Latin spelling da)
- yes
- Је ли тако? Да! ― Is that so? Yes!
- used when starting a question
- да ли сте жедни? ― are you thirsty?
- реци ми да ли је то истина? ― tell me if that is true?
- in combination with other words, expressing wish, command etc.
- да се ниси усудио! ― don't you dare!
- да̑ Бог! ― may God grant it!
- да почнемо! ― let's begin!
Ubykh edit
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
да • (da)
References edit
- Vogt, Hans (1963) Dictionnaire de la Langue Oubykh[3] (in French), Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, page 111
Yakut edit
Etymology edit
Related to Yakut даҕаны (dağanı); compare Tuvan даа (daa), Turkish da.
Particle edit
да • (da)
- even (expresses surprise)
- With interrogative pronouns, forms negative indefinites.
- ... да ... да = both ... and ...
Derived terms edit
- ким да (kim da, “anybody, nobody”)
- туох да (tuoq da, “anything, nothing”)
- уонна да атын (uonna da atın, “and so on”)
See also edit
- даа (daa)