Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Composed of до (do, to) + річ (rič, the matter, the subject).

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

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до ре́чі (do réči)

  1. by the way
    Synonym: між і́ншим (miž ínšym)
    Я, до речі, не про́ти.Ja, do reči, ne próty.I'm cool with it, by the way.

Adverb

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до ре́чі (do réči)

  1. seemly, suitable, appropriate, helpful
    Бу́ти до речі.Búty do reči.To come in handy.
    Пора́да за́раз бу́ла б як не мо́жна до речі.Poráda záraz búla b jak ne móžna do reči.A piece of advice would be extremely helpful right now.
    Те, що ти сказа́ла бу́ло зо́всім не до речі.Te, ščo ty skazála búlo zóvsim ne do reči.What you said was absolutely out of place/inappropriate.
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