неужели

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Univerbation of не (ne, “not”) + уже́ (užé, “already”) + ли (li, interrogative particle). Cognates include Ukrainian невже́ (nevžé), Belarusian няўжо́ (njaŭžó)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nʲɪʊˈʐɛlʲɪ]
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Particle

неуже́ли • (neužéli)

  1. really?, is it possible?, indeed
    Synonyms: неу́жто (neúžto), ра́зве (rázve), не́што (néšto)
    Неуже́ли та де́вочка я? ― Neužéli ta dévočka ja? ― Am I really that (same) girl?
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