теперь
Russian
Alternative forms
- тепе́рича (tepériča) (colloquial, regional, jocular)
Etymology
From Old East Slavic топере (topere). First recorded in Russian as тепе́речи (tepéreči) in 1562. Cognates include Ukrainian тепе́р (tepér, “now”), Belarusian цяпе́р (cjapjér, “now”) and Polish dopiero (“just (then)”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tʲɪˈpʲerʲ]
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Adverb
тепе́рь • (tepérʹ)
- now, at present
Usage notes
- Usually used in contrast with the past.
Synonyms
- сейча́с (sejčás)
Related terms
- тепе́решний (tepérešnij)
- тепе́рича (tepériča)