kind of
Slightly; somewhat; sort ofSlightly; somewhat; sort of.
» What kind of stone is this?
Was für eine Art Stein ist das?
Что это за камень?
Що це за камінь?
Meaning
1 senses(colloquial, idiomatic, not comparable)Slightly; somewhat; sort of.
I'm getting kind of tired. Could we finish tomorrow?
That's the right answer, kind of.
etwas, irgendwie
своего́ ро́даsvojevó róda, ти́паtípa, вро́деvróde
щось на зразокščosʹ na zrazok
- to some (great or small) extent
Examples
4878 sentencesWhat kind of stone is this?
Що це за камінь?
ruЧто это за камень?
deWas für eine Art Stein ist das?
Some kinds of birds can't fly.
Деякі птахи не вміють літати.
ruНекоторые птицы не умеют летать.
deEinige Vogelarten können nicht fliegen.
There are many kinds of coffee.
Є багато видів кави.
ruЕсть множество сортов кофе.
deEs gibt viele Kaffeesorten.
What's your favorite kind of chocolate?
Який твій улюблений вид шоколаду?
ruКакой твой любимый сорт шоколада?
deWas ist deine Lieblingsschokoladensorte?
What's your favorite kind of food?
Яка в тебе улюблена їжа?
deWas ist dein Lieblingsessen?
Translations
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Origin
From a reanalysis of kind of in a phrase such as a kind of merry dance from “a kind + of +From a reanalysis of kind of in a phrase such as a kind of merry dance from “a kind + of + merry dance” (a type among merry dances) to “a + kind-of merry + dance” (a somewhat merry dance).
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