нібито

Ukrainian

Etymology

Univerbation of ні́́би (ní́by) + то (to).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnʲiˈbetɔ]
  • (file)

Conjunction

ні́́бито • (ní́byto)

  1. like, as if
    Synonyms: на́че (náče), нена́че (nenáče), нена́чеб (nenáčeb), нена́чебто (nenáčebto), ні́би (níby)

Particle

ні́́бито • (ní́byto)

  1. as if, allegedly, seemingly, it seems (like)
    Synonyms: на́че (náče), нена́че (nenáče), нена́чеб (nenáčeb), нена́чебто (nenáčebto), ні́би (níby)

References

  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2019), “нібито”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 10 (на́ступ – о́бміль), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN

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