для

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• dla — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьľa, *děľa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dlʲa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: для

Preposition

для • (dlja) [with genitive]

1. for (directed at; intended to belong to)

   У мяне́ не́шта ёсць для цябе́. ― U mjanjé njéšta joscʹ dlja cjabjé. ― I have something for you.

2. for (in order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc.)

   Synonym: дзе́ля (dzjélja)

   Усё, што я раблю́, я раблю́ гэ́та для цябе́. ― Usjó, što ja rabljú, ja rabljú héta dlja cjabjé. ― Everything I do, I do for you.

3. for (befitting of someone’s beliefs, needs, wants, skills, or tastes; best suited to)

   Гэ́та зана́дта склада́на для пачатко́ўцаў. ― Héta zanádta skladána dlja pačatkóŭcaŭ. ― This is too difficult for beginners.

4. for (to be used or treated in a stated way, or with a stated purpose)

   Гэ́та но́вы звано́к для майго́ ро́вара. ― Héta nóvy zvanók dlja majhó róvara. ― This is a new bell for my bicycle.

   • 1859 [1834], Adam Mickiewicz, translated by Vintsent Dunin-Martsinkyevich, Pan Tadeusz, Wilno: Drukarnia A. Syrkina, translation of Pan_Tadeusz, page 90:

     Wiédama czym dla káwy sałódka śmiatána;

     Everyone knows how cream for coffee makes it tasty;

References

• “для”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
• “для” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dlʲə]
• IPA^(key): [dlʲɪ] (colloquial, especially in fast speech)
• IPA^(key): [dlʲɐ] (before a stressed syllable)
• IPA^(key): [ˈdlʲa] (when stressed)

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьľa, *děľa.

Preposition

для • (dlja) [with genitive]

1. for

   для дете́й ― dlja detéj ― for children

Etymology 2

Participle

для • (dlja)

1. (dated) present imperfective adverbial participle of длить (dlitʹ)

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dʲlʲa]

• Audio:

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Preposition

для • (dlja) (+ genitive case)

1. for (2)

   пісня “Для Анюти” (pisnja «Dlja Anjuty») — the song «For Anyuta» (female given name)

Further reading

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