ależ.
used at the beginning of a sentence for emphasis
Meaning & usage
used at the beginning of a sentence for emphasis
used at the beginning of a sentence; similar in meaning to the English "hey, not so fast", especially when used multiple times
that much, so, so much so; emphasizes the scale of a quality
only, merely
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ōd Proto-Balto-Slavic *ō Proto-Slavic *a Proto-Slavic *le univ. Proto-Slavic *ale Old Polish ale Proto-Indo-European *gʰe Proto-Balto-Slavic *ge Proto-Slavic *že Old Polish -ż Old Polish ależ Polish ależ Inherited from Old Polish ależ. By surface analysis, ale + -ż.
until
if not, unless
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)ōd Proto-Balto-Slavic *ō Proto-Slavic *a Proto-Slavic *le univ. Proto-Slavic *ale Old Polish ale Proto-Indo-European *gʰe Proto-Balto-Slavic *ge Proto-Slavic *že Old Polish -ż Old Polish ależ Polish ależ Inherited from Old Polish ależ. By surface analysis, ale + -ż.
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