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A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitiveA particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
» This is never going to end.
Das wird nie enden. — ludoviko
Es nimmt kein Ende. — freddy1
Das hört nie auf! — freddy1
Das hört nie auf. — freddy1
Это никогда не закончится. — Gruzilkin
Это никогда не кончится. — sharptoothed
Це ніколи не скінчиться. — Wordowl
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4 sensesA particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
I want to leave.
He asked me what to do.
zu, -en
-ать-atʹ, -ять-jatʹ, -еть-etʹ
-ати-aty, -яти-jaty, -ти-ty
As above, with the verb implied.
"Did you visit the museum?" "I wanted to, but it was closed."
If he hasn't read it yet, he ought to.
Used to indicate an obligation on the part of, or a directive given to, the subject.
You are to go to the store and buy a bottle of milk.
(India, North, colloquial)A filler word common amongst urban Indians.
I am to so bored right now.
Examples
481467 sentencesThis is never going to end.
Це ніколи не скінчиться. — Wordowl
ruЭто никогда не закончится. — Gruzilkin
deDas wird nie enden. — ludoviko
I didn't want this to happen.
Я не бажав, щоб так трапилось. — zinova
ruЯ не хотел, чтобы это случилось. — al_ex_an_der
deIch wollte nicht, dass das passiert. — MUIRIEL
I learned to live without her.
Я навчився жити без неї. — User55521
ruЯ научился жить без неё. — al_ex_an_der
deIch habe gelernt, ohne sie zu leben. — MUIRIEL
Would you like something to drink?
Ви б хотіли чогось випити? — deniko
ruНе хотите ли чего-нибудь выпить? — marafon
deWillst du etwas zum Trinken? — MUIRIEL
I was trying to kill time.
Я намагався вбити час. — triantafillou
ruЯ пытался скоротать время. — paul_lingvo
deIch versuchte, die Zeit totzuschlagen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English to, from Old English tō, from Proto-Germanic *tō ~ *ta, from Proto-IndFrom Middle English to, from Old English tō, from Proto-Germanic *tō ~ *ta, from Proto-Indo-European *de ~ *do (“to”). Cognate with Scots tae, to (“to”), North Frisian to, tö, tu (“to”), Saterland Frisian tou (“to”), Low German to (“to”), Dutch toe, te (“to”), German zu (“to”), West Frisian ta (“to”). Non-Germanic cognates include Albanian ndaj (“towards”), Irish do (“to, for”), Breton da (“to, for”), Welsh i (“to, for”), Russian до (do, “to”). Doublet of too.
Borrowed from Hindi तो (to).
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Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- B1Weak forms and sentence stress — Because the lesson uses it