ще

See also: щэ, -ше, шэ, and щё

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Originally a form of the verb ща (šta).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃtɛ]

Particle

ще • (šte)

1. used to form the future and the future perfect tense, will, shall, going to

   Ще му кажа.

   Šte mu kaža.

   I'll tell him / I'm going to tell him.

   Като се прибереш, ще съм почистил къщата.

   Kato se pribereš, šte sǎm počistil kǎštata.

   By the time you get home, I will have cleaned the house.

Synonyms

• ще да (šte da)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ще • (šte)

1. third-person singular present indicative of ща (šta)

Dungan

Noun

ще • (xi͡ə)

1. blood

Verb

ще • (xi͡ə) (impf)

1. to write

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

• іще́ (iščé)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *(j)ešče (“still, yet”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁esk(ʷ)e(h₁). Cognate with Russian ещё (ješčó).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃt͡ʃɛ]

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Adverb

ще • (šče)

1. yet, more
2. else
3. still

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ще”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka