| весь Mar 1st 2013, 23:45 | | | | Line 42: | Line 42: | | | # [[everything]], [[all]] | | # [[everything]], [[all]] | | | # [[everybody]], [[everyone]] | | # [[everybody]], [[everyone]] | | | + | | | | + | =====Usage notes===== | | | + | {{term|весь}} and its various forms can be used both as adjectives and as pronouns. As adjectives, the declensions of {{term|весь}} correspond roughly to the English adjectives {{term|all}} and {{term|every}}. When used as pronouns, {{term|все}} means {{term|everyone}}, and {{term|всё}} means {{term|everything}} or {{term|all}}. For example, | | | + | * Он сидит за компьютером '''весь''' день. - ''He sits at the computer '''all''' day.'' | | | + | * Они съели '''всю''' еду. - ''They ate '''all''' the food.'' | | | + | * Мы обошли '''все''' магазины. - ''We went to '''all''' the stores.'' | | | + | * Почти '''все''' были на концерте. - ''Almost '''everyone''' was at the concert.'' | | | + | * '''Всё''' хорошо, что хорошо кончается. - '''''All''''s well, that ends well.'' | | | | | | | | ====Declension==== | | ====Declension==== |
Latest revision as of 23:45, 1 March 2013 [edit] Old East Slavic [edit] Etymology From Proto-Slavic *vьsь, from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ-. весь (vesǐ) - village
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[edit] Russian [edit] Etymology From Proto-Slavic *vьśь. [edit] Pronunciation [edit] Pronoun весь (ves') (definitive pronoun) - all, the whole, the whole of
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- весь день — all day; all day long
- весь гря́зный — dirty all over, all dirty
- весь в снегу́ — covered with snow
- всего́ — in all; altogether; sum total
- всего́ хоро́шего — all the best; good luck
- лу́чше всего́ — best of all
- во всём ми́ре — all over the world
- и́зо всех сил — with all one's might
- по всей стране́ — throughout the country
- при всём том — for all that
- everything, all
- everybody, everyone
[edit] Usage notes весь and its various forms can be used both as adjectives and as pronouns. As adjectives, the declensions of весь correspond roughly to the English adjectives all and every. When used as pronouns, все means everyone, and всё means everything or all. For example, - Он сидит за компьютером весь день. - He sits at the computer all day.
- Они съели всю еду. - They ate all the food.
- Мы обошли все магазины. - We went to all the stores.
- Почти все были на концерте. - Almost everyone was at the concert.
- Всё хорошо, что хорошо кончается. - All's well, that ends well.
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