неспроста

Russian

Etymology

не- (ne-) +‎ спроста́ (sprostá)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [nʲɪsprɐˈsta]

Adverb

неспроста́ • (nesprostá)

(colloquial) not without purpose, with some hidden design
э́то неспроста́ ― éto nesprostá ― there is something behind that; (this is) no accident; there is more to it than meets the eye

Antonyms

спроста́ (sprostá)

Related terms

просто́й (prostój), про́сто (prósto), простота́ f (prostotá), про́ще (próšče)
проста́к m (prosták)
простова́тый (prostovátyj)
простоду́шие n (prostodúšije), простоду́шный (prostodúšnyj)
про́сто-на́просто (prósto-náprosto)

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