да-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "da"

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• до́- (dó-) — stressed

Etymology

Suffix form of да (da). Compare Russian до- (do-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [da]

Suffix

да- • (da-)

1. (used with verbs) up to

   ‎да- (da-) + ‎ісці (isci, “to go”) → ‎дайсці́ (dajscí, “to go up to, to reach”)

2. (used with verbs) completely (describing a completion of an action to its end)

   ‎да- (da-) + ‎чыта́ць (čytácʹ, “to read”) → ‎дачыта́ць (dačytácʹ, “to finish reading”)

3. (used with adjectives and nouns) pre-, ante- (earlier in time)

   ‎да- (da-) + ‎гістары́чны (histarýčny, “historic”) → ‎дагістары́чны (dahistarýčny, “prehistoric”)

Derived terms

Belarusian terms prefixed with да-