настільки

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɐˈsʲtʲilʲke]

Adverb

насті́льки • (nastílʹky)

  1. (of degree) so much; to such an extent; to such a degree
    Він був настільки втомлений, що заснув на ходу.Vin buv nastilʹky vtomlenyj, ščo zasnuv na xodu.He was so tired that he fell asleep on the go.
    Їхня допомога була настільки значною, що ми швидко впоралися.Jixnja dopomoha bula nastilʹky značnoju, ščo my švydko vporalysja.Their help was so significant that we quickly managed.
  2. (correlative with наскільки (naskilʹky)) as much as; to the extent that; as far as
    Я допоможу настільки, наскільки зможу.Ja dopomožu nastilʹky, naskilʹky zmožu.I will help as much as I can.
    Вона зрозуміла настільки, наскільки дозволяв її досвід.Vona zrozumila nastilʹky, naskilʹky dozvoljav jiji dosvid.She understood to the extent that her experience allowed.

Usage notes

This word can be used as a regular adverb or in a correlative construction (e.g., "as much as...", "to the extent that...") where it refers to an unspecified degree that is then clarified by the following clause.

Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “настільки”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “настільки”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “настільки”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
* “настільки”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
* “настільки”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
* “настільки”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)