"чтобы" meaning in Russian

See чтобы in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: [ˈʂtobɨ] Audio: Ru-чтобы.ogg Forms: что́бы [canonical], štóby [romanization]
Etymology: что (što) + бы (by) Etymology templates: {{af|ru|что|бы}} что (što) + бы (by) Head templates: {{head|ru|conjunction|head=что́бы}} что́бы • (štóby)
  1. that...should (indicates the subjunctive)
    Sense id: en-чтобы-ru-conj-T5dz1Xps
  2. so that, in order that; in order to
    Sense id: en-чтобы-ru-conj-gUv3oqhp Categories (other): Russian entries with incorrect language header, Russian terms with irregular pronunciations Disambiguation of Russian entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 0 Disambiguation of Russian terms with irregular pronunciations: 34 66 0
  3. lest
    Sense id: en-чтобы-ru-conj-ugsgH7FX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: чтоб (štob) Related terms: для того́, что́бы (dlja tovó, štóby)

Download JSON data for чтобы meaning in Russian (2.3kB)

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          "english": "It’s impossible that she should have done this; She could not possibly have done this.",
          "roman": "Nevozmóžno, štóby oná éto sdélala",
          "text": "Невозмо́жно, что́бы она́ э́то сде́лала",
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        {
          "english": "in order to be on time.",
          "roman": "štóby bytʹ vóvremja",
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        "so that, in order that; in order to"
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        {
          "english": "lest I forget; so that I won’t forget.",
          "roman": "štóby ja ne zabýl",
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          "roman": "Nevozmóžno, štóby oná éto sdélala",
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