вот
See also: вӧт, vot, and Appendix: Variations of "bot"
Russian
Alternative forms
- вотъ (vot) – Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic ото (oto) or вото (voto), compare with Polish oto and ot, Ukrainian от (ot) and ото (oto).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vot]
Audio (file) - Homophone: вод (vod)
- Rhymes: -ot
Particle
вот • (vot)
- Used in place of a pronoun to direct attention towards something; this (is), here (is), that (is), there (is)
- Вот мой дом. ― Vot moj dom. ― This/here is my house.
- Во́т где. ― Vót gde. ― This is/here's where.
- Во́т в чём вопро́с. ― Vót v čóm voprós. ― That is the question.
- Вот и всё. ― Vot i vsjó. ― That's all.
- Used before; both before and after; or (less commonly) after a pronoun or adverb to direct attention towards a particular thing being shown, pointed to, indicated, etc.
- Взве́сьте мневот э́той ветчины́, пожа́луйста. ― Vzvésʹte mne vot étoj vetčiný, požálujsta. ― Weigh me this ham, please.
- Вот так обы́чно вы́глядят общежи́тия. ― Vot tak obýčno výgljadjat obščežítija. ― That's how dormitories usually look.
- Я ду́маю, чтовот э́товот о́чень краси́вое. ― Ja dúmaju, što vot éto vot óčenʹ krasívoje. ― I think this one is really pretty.
- Вывот та́квот позво́лите ему́ уйти́? ― Vy vot ták vot pozvólite jemú ujtí? ― You're just going to let him walk away like that?
- Ита́к, э́тивот я́блоки... ― Iták, éti vot jábloki... ― So, these apples...
- Used before a full sentence to describe a scene unfolding before one's eyes.
- Вот он бежи́т, подпры́гнул, приземли́лся. ― Vot on bežít, podprýgnul, prizemlílsja. ― He's now running, he jumps, he lands.
- Used as a lead-in, often when introducing an example; so, now
- Вот наприме́р... ― Vot naprimér... ― So for instance...
- Вот е́сли.. ― Vot jésli.. ― Now, if...
- Вот ска́жем... ― Vot skážem... ― So let's say...
- (often with и (i)) Used before a statement to draw attention to a conclusion or result; so, that's why
- Synonyms: вот почему́ (vot počemú), поэ́тому (poétomu)
- Я слы́шал об э́том, вот и интересу́юсь. ― Ja slýšal ob étom, vot i interesújusʹ. ― I heard about that, that's why I'm interested.
- Вчера́ э́той фу́нкцией злоупотребля́ли, вот и запрети́ли. ― Včerá étoj fúnkcijej zloupotrebljáli, vot i zapretíli. ― They abused that function yesterday, so it was banned.
- Used in set phrases.
- Вот тебе́/вам и... ― Vot tebé/vam i... ― So much for...
- Во́т как? ― Vót kak? ― Oh really? (with a tone of irony or distrust)
- Вот тебе́ раз! ― Vot tebé raz! ― There you are!
- (colloquial) Used to express emphasis or strong emotion; what a, such a
- Во́т челове́к! ― Vót čelovék! ― What a man!
- (colloquial) Used as a filler word, usually between statements.
- Вот... / Такво́т... / Вот та́квот... ― Vot... / Tak vót... / Vot ták vot... ― (depending on the context) So yeah... / So... / Now... / Right... / ...You know... / Anyway...
- Нуво́т, ... ― Nu vót, ... ― (depending on the context) Well, you know, ... / Well, anyway...
Derived terms
- вот-во́т (vot-vót)
Descendants
- → Ingrian: vot
Interjection
вот • (vot)
- here, look
- Synonyms: смотри́ (smotrí), гляди́ (gljadí); (informal) глянь (gljanʹ)
- (casual) take it! (when offering something)
- Synonym: (very casual) на (na)