чего

Russian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɪˈvo] (phonetic respelling: чево́)
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Pronoun

чего́ • (čevó)

  1. genitive of что (što)
    От чего́ э́тот шнур?
    Ot čevó étot šnur?
    What is this cable for?
  2. (colloquial) nominative of что (što)
    Чего́ там в таре́лке лежи́т?
    Čevó tam v tarélke ležít?
    What is lying in the plate there?
  3. (colloquial) accusative of что (što)
    Чего́ ты купи́ла?
    Čevó ty kupíla?
    What did you buy?

Synonyms
  • чё (čo) or чо (čo) (interrogative pronoun only, non-standard, highly colloquial but common, limited to dialog in writing)

Pronoun

чего́ • (čevó)

  1. (colloquial) why? (never used on its own, only in a sentence)
    Чего́ ты сиди́шь там безде́льничаешь?
    Čevó ty sidíšʹ tam bezdélʹničaješʹ?
    Why are you sitting there doing nothing?

Interjection

чего́ • (čevó)

  1. do what?
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