то

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

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Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t̪ɔ]

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) мене (méne)	ме (me)	мене (méne)	ми (mi)	мен (men) мене (méne)
	Second	Informal	ти (ti)	теб (teb) тебе (tébe)	те (te)	тебе (tébe)	ти (ti)	теб (teb) тебе (tébe)
		Formal	Вие (Víe)	Вас (Vas)	Ви (Vi)	Вам (Vam)	Ви (Vi)	Вас (Vas)
	Third	Masculine	той (toj)	него (négo)	го (go)	нему (nému)	му (mu)	него (négo)
		Feminine	тя (tja)	нея (néja)	я (ja)	ней (nej)	ѝ (ì)	нея (néja)
		Neuter	то (to)	него (négo)	го (go)	нему (nému)	му (mu)	него (négo)
Plural	First	—	ние (níe) ний (nij)	нас (nas)	ни (ni)	нам (nam)	ни (ni)	нас (nas)
	Second	Informal	вие (víe) вий (vij)	вас (vas)	ви (vi)	вам (vam)	ви (vi)	вас (vas)
		Formal	Вие (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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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 Persian	تا‎
Iranian Persian	تا‎
Tajiki Persian	то (to)

то • (to)

1. until

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Tundra Nenets

Noun

то (tō)

1. wing
2. lake