"чтобы" meaning in Russian

See чтобы in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: [ˈʂtobɨ] Audio: Ru-чтобы.ogg Forms: что́бы [canonical], štóby [romanization], or the infinitive [with-subjunctive]
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 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Russian entries with incorrect language header, Russian terms with irregular pronunciations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 0 Disambiguation of Russian entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 0 Disambiguation of Russian terms with irregular pronunciations: 90 10 0
  2. so that, in order that; in order to
    Sense id: en-чтобы-ru-conj-gUv3oqhp
  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)
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          "english": "in order to be on time.",
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        ]
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          "english": "lest I forget; so that I won’t forget.",
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        }
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Download raw JSONL data for чтобы meaning in Russian (2.3kB)

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