то

See also: -то, т. о., and Appendix:Variations of "to"

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tɔ]

Pronoun

то • (to) n (personal)

1. it; the neuter third-person singular pronoun in the nominative case, used as the subject of a verb.

   Тя взе бебето и го държеше в ръцете си, но то продължаваше да плаче.

   Tja vze bebeto i go dǎržeše v rǎcete si, no to prodǎlžavaše da plače.

   She took the baby and held it in her arms, but it continued to cry.

   То се знае.

   To se znae.

   It is well known.

Related terms

Bulgarian personal pronouns

Number	Person	Gender	Nominative (subject)	Accusative (direct complement)		Dative (indirect complement)		Prepositional
				Full	Short	Full	Short
Singular	First	—	аз (az)	мен (men) ме́не (méne)	ме (me)	ме́не (méne)	ми (mi)	мен (men) ме́не (méne)
	Second	Informal	ти (ti)	теб (teb) те́бе (tébe)	те (te)	те́бе (tébe)	ти (ti)	теб (teb) те́бе (tébe)
		Formal	Ви́е (Víe)	Вас (Vas)	Ви (Vi)	Вам (Vam)	Ви (Vi)	Вас (Vas)
	Third	Masculine	той (toj)	не́го (négo)	го (go)	не́му (nému)	му (mu)	не́го (négo)
		Feminine	тя (tja)	не́я (néja)	я (ja)	ней (nej)	ѝ (ì)	не́я (néja)
		Neuter	то (to)	не́го (négo)	го (go)	не́му (nému)	му (mu)	не́го (négo)
Plural	First	—	ни́е (níe) ний (nij)	нас (nas)	ни (ni)	нам (nam)	ни (ni)	нас (nas)
	Second	Informal	ви́е (víe) вий (vij)	вас (vas)	ви (vi)	вам (vam)	ви (vi)	вас (vas)
		Formal	Ви́е (Víe)	Вас (Vas)	Ви (Vi)	Вам (Vam)	Ви (Vi)	Вас (Vas)
	Third	—	те (te)	тях (tjah)	ги (gi)	тям (tjam)	им (im)	тях (tjah)

Particle

то • (to)

1. used to show the logical result of a particular statement or situation; then, in that case

   Ако пристигнеш навреме, то ще можеш веднага да се включиш.

   Ako pristigneš navreme, to šte možeš vednaga da se vključiš.

   If you arrive on time, then you can immediately join in.

   Ако те не отидат, то и ние няма да отидем.

   Ako te ne otidat, to i nie njama da otidem.

   If they do not go, we shan’t go there either.

2. Used for emphasis in various statements expressing amazement, indignation, etc. No precise equivalent in English, is often best translated by rephrasing the surrounding sentence.

   То беше радост, то бяха викове.

   To beše radost, to bjaha vikove.

   And oh what rejoicing and shouting there was.

   То бива, бива, ама вече прекаляваш.

   To biva, biva, ama veče prekaljavaš.

   Really, that’s the limit, you've gone too far.

   А бе то стана една!

   A be to stana edna!

   The fat is in the fire.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• а пък то (a pǎk to)
• а то (a to)
• и то (i to)

• пък то (pǎk to)
• то пък (to pǎk)

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [to]

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• Rhymes: -o

Pronoun

то • (to) n (demonstrative)

1. neuter singular nominative of тот (tot); that

   то же ― to že ― the same

   к тому́ (же) ― k tomú (že) ― in addition, moreover

   ни то ни сё ― ni to ni sjó ― neither fish nor fowl

   ни с того́ ни с сего́ ― ni s tovó ni s sevó ― all of a sudden; without any visible reason

   до того́ ― do tovó ― so much

   то́ есть ― tó jestʹ ― that is, in other words, i.e.

Related terms

• то́-то (tó-to)
• -то (-to)

Conjunction

то • (to) n

1. then

See also

• э́то (éto)

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Tajik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔː/

Preposition

Dari	تا‎
Iranian Persian
Tajik	то (to)

то • (to)

1. until

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Tundra Nenets

То (1).

То (2).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈto/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samoyedic *to, from Proto-Uralic *towe. Cognates include Hungarian tó and Komi-Zyrian ты (ty).

Noun

то • (to)

1. lake

Etymology 2

Noun

то • (to)

1. wing

References

• A. P. Pyrerka and N. M. Tereshenko, editors (1948) Русско-Ненецкий словарь [Russian-Nenets dictionary], Moscow: Огиз, pages 121, 165
• Irina Nikolaeva (2014) A Grammar of Tundra Nenets, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, →ISBN, page 25