проста

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See also: простя

Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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про́сты (prósty, straight) +‎ (-a, adverbial suffix). Compare Russian and Ukrainian про́сто (prósto).

Adverb

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про́ста (prósta)

  1. straight (without turning sideways)
  2. directly, precisely
    Synonyms: якра́з (jakráz), менаві́та (mjenavíta)
    зада́ча раша́ецца про́стаzadáča rašájecca próstathe task is solved directly
  3. (colloquial) just, only
    Synonym: то́лькі (tólʹki)
    мне про́ста не ўдало́ся прые́хацьmnje prósta nje ŭdalósja pryjéxacʹI just couldn't come
  4. (colloquial) simply, just, really
    Synonyms: аж (), зусі́м (zusím), сапраўды́ (sapraŭdý), про́ста-такі (prósta-taki)
    про́ста неймавернаprósta njejmavjernajust unbelievable
  5. in general
    Synonym: нао́гул (naóhul)

References

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  • проста”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • проста” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Russian

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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проста́ (prostá)

  1. short feminine singular of просто́й (prostój)