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Etymology

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не- (ne-) +‎ досу́г (dosúg)

Pronunciation

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Predicative

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недосу́г (nedosúg)

  1. (colloquial, impersonal) Used in constructions meaning "to not have time", "to not get round to", "to not be bothered to".
    Synonym: (partial) не́когда (nékogda)
    Мне бы́ло недосу́г рассма́тривать все дета́ли.Mne býlo nedosúg rassmátrivatʹ vse detáli.I didn't have time to consider all the subtleties.

Noun

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недосу́г (nedosúgm inan (genitive недосу́га, nominative plural недосу́ги, genitive plural недосу́гов)

  1. (colloquial) lack of free time, being too busy
    Он не пришёл из-за недосу́га.On ne prišól iz-za nedosúga.He didn't come due to being too busy.

Declension

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