-то

то т. о. Appendix:Variations of "to" Bulgarian Pronunciation -то Never stressed. Suffix bg suffix n the singular neuter definite article, suffixed to neuter nouns/adjectives to mean “the” Related terms bg -ът -ят -та -те -а -я See also Appendix:Bulgarian articles bg articles Macedonian Pronunciation то Suffix mk suffix the definite article "the" in its unspecified singular form, neuter gender. mk Месото е вкусно The meat is tasty 1 mk Грдото пајче The Ugly Duckling 1 Related terms mk -во mk -но See also Appendix:Macedonian articles mk articles Russian Etymology From the pronoun ru тот, ru та, ru то. Akin to the mk - definite article mk -от, mk -та, mk -то, and bg - definite article bg -ът, bg -та, bg -то. Pronunciation [tə] ru LL-Q7737 (rus)-Lvova--то.wav Saint Petersburg in isolation, stressed Particle ru particle ru colloquial particle used to give intonational emphasis to a part of speech ru Ну я-то не ста́ну туда́ ходи́ть. Well, there's no chance I'm going there, anyway. ru Я и зна́ть-то его́ не хочу́. I don’t even want to know him! ru Об э́том-то я и хоте́л с ва́ми поговори́ть. That is precisely what I wanted to talk to you about. ru А я-то ду́мал... And here I was, thinking / And there was me, thinking... / Just when I thought... Usage notes Similarly to a definite article, the particle ru -то is used generally for ideas that are assumed to already be understood by both parties in a conversation. However it may be appended not only to nouns, but additionally to verbs, adjectives and adverbs. For emphasis, frequently used in conjunction with the particles ru и and ru ну. Excessive usage of ru -то is often associated with rural vernacular or childlike language. Synonyms partial ru же, ru и́менно, ru как ра́з Derived terms ru то́-то Descendants izh -to 1 Particle ru particle some-: an indefinite particle used in the various compound pronouns and adverbs Usage notes ru -то suggests that the object in question is known to exist, but its precise quality is unknown. If the object is known, but the speaker intends to hide its identity, the particle ru кое- may be used. Alternatively, if the object's precise quality is known, irrelevant, generic nouns such as ru вещь, ru челове́к or ru ме́сто may substitute the pronoun. Compare also ru уго́дно. Forms in ru -то are usually associated with affirmative (like something), while forms in ru -нибу́дь are associated with question and negative (like anything). Derived terms ru где́-то ка́к-то како́й-то кто́-то куда́-то отку́да-то почему́-то че́й-то что́-то ru -то Related terms ru то ru тот See also ru кое- ru -либо ru -нибудь ru уго́дно Ukrainian Etymology Pronunciation Suffix uk suffix form f uk -та voc s Suffix uk suffix form masculine -тий feminine -та uk -ти indef impers s past pass uk Ukrainian terms suffixed with -о