“Was not” without a surzhik: three opportunities to replace phraseology with Ukrainian variants
What phraseology was appropriate to replace the expression was not
the most colorful Ukrainian phraseology for replacement was not – or a gentleman or disappeared. lotteries. To achieve everything that can only be lost.
use or gentleman or disappeared in Ukrainian literature
The Cossacks were in the war that or a gentleman or disappeared , not everyone was written in their own name. (P. Kulish)
Both phraseologisms: was not and either a gentleman, or disappeared can be replaced with several more expressions:
- let it be
- that it will be, when it will be a
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