настільки
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nɐˈsʲtʲilʲke]
Adverb
насті́льки • (nastílʹky)
- (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.
- (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)