Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьľa, *děľa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [dlʲa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: для

Preposition

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для (dlja) [with genitive]

  1. for (directed at; intended to belong to)
    У мяне́ не́шта ёсць для цябе́.U mjanjé njéšta joscʹ dlja cjabjé.I have something for you.
  2. for (in order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc.)
    Synonym: дзе́ля (dzjélja)
    Усё, што я раблю́, я раблю́ гэ́та для цябе́.Usjó, što ja rabljú, ja rabljú héta dlja cjabjé.Everything I do, I do for you.
  3. for (befitting of someone’s beliefs, needs, wants, skills, or tastes; best suited to)
    Гэ́та зана́дта склада́на для пачатко́ўцаў.Héta zanádta skladána dlja pačatkóŭcaŭ.This is too difficult for beginners.
  4. for (to be used or treated in a stated way, or with a stated purpose)
    Гэ́та но́вы звано́к для майго́ ро́вара.Héta nóvy zvanók dlja majhó róvara.This is a new bell for my bicycle.

References

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  • для”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • для” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Russian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [dlʲə]
  • IPA(key): [dlʲɪ] (colloquial, especially in fast speech)
  • IPA(key): [dlʲɐ] (before a stressed syllable)
  • IPA(key): [ˈdlʲa] (when stressed)
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьľa, *děľa.

Preposition

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для (dlja) [with genitive]

  1. for
    для дете́йdlja detéjfor children

Etymology 2

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Participle

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для (dlja)

  1. (dated) present imperfective adverbial participle of длить (dlitʹ)

Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

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Preposition

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для (dlja) (+ genitive case)

  1. for (2)
    пісня “Для Анюти” (pisnja «Dlja Anjuty») — the song «For Anyuta» (female given name)

Further reading

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