неўзабаве

Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compare Polish niebawem.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [nʲeu̯zaˈbavʲe]
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  • Rhymes: -avʲe

Adverb

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неўзаба́ве (njeŭzabávje)

  1. soon (within a short time)
    • 1907 [1884], Eliza Orzeszkowa, translated by Vaclaŭ Lastoŭski, Gedali, Wilnia, pages 14-15:
      Nieŭzabawie na stale pajawilisia talerki z kisłym małakom i ahromnaja miska skwarkami ablitaj bulby.
      Soon plates with sour milk and a huge bowl of potatoes sprinkled with pork scratchings appeared on the table.

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