теперь
Russian
editAlternative forms
edit- тепе́рича (tepériča) — colloquial, regional, humorous
- терь (terʹ) — colloquial, contraction
Etymology
editInherited from Old East Slavic топере (topere), itself inherited from Proto-Slavic *topьrvo. First recorded in Russian as тепе́речи (tepéreči) in 1562.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editтепе́рь • (tepérʹ)
- now, at present
- Synonym: тепе́рича (tepériča) (colloquial)
- 1848, Dmitrij Davydov, “Думы беглеца на Байкале (Thoughts of a Runaway in Baikal)”
Usage notes
edit- Used in contrast with the past, in the sense of "and now" or "but now." Теперь cannot be used in the sense of "At once!" or "Immediately!" For this meaning of "now," see сейча́с (sejčás).
Synonyms
edit- сейча́с (sejčás)
Related terms
edit- тепе́решний (tepérešnij)
- тепе́рича (tepériča)
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