теперь
Russian edit
Alternative forms edit
- тепе́рича (tepériča) — colloquial, regional, humorous
- терь (terʹ) — colloquial, contraction
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old East Slavic топере (topere), itself inherited from Proto-Slavic *topьrvo. First recorded in Russian as тепе́речи (tepéreči) in 1562.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
тепе́рь • (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)