наконец

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

на- (na-) +‎ коне́ц (konéc)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nəkɐˈnʲet͡s]
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Adverb

наконе́ц • (nakonéc)

  1. at last, finally
    наконе́ц-то ― nakonéc-to ― at last!; oh, at last!; finally!
    • 1847, Иван Тургенев [Ivan Turgenev], “IV”, in Бретёр; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., The Duellist, 1899:
      Ма́ша вы́пила немно́го воды́, останови́лась ра́за два на ле́стнице и, наконе́ц, сошла́ вниз.
      Máša výpila nemnógo vodý, ostanovílasʹ ráza dva na léstnice i, nakonéc, sošlá vniz.
      Masha drank a little water, stopped twice on the stairs, and at last went down.
  2. in conclusion
  3. (colloquial) Used as an emphasiser when demanding something to occur sooner / expressing impatience; (US) already
    Да вылеза́й ты наконе́ц. ― Da vylezáj ty nakonéc. ― Come out of there already.

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