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Служил, знаешь, в департаменте, а теперь сюда переведён столоначальником по тому же ведомству…

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I served, you know, in the department, and now I've been transferred here as head clerk in the same branch of the service…

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Если кто берёт десять штук и более, тому, понимаешь, уступка. If anyone takes ten or more, then, you understand, there's a discount.

Пробавляемся кое-как. We rub along somehow.

Здесь буду служить. Here I shall be serving.

Ну, а ты как? Well, and how about you?

The words in this sentence

служи́л
he served, worked (past m) — служить
зна́ешь
you know (2sg of знать) — знать
в
in, into
департа́менте
department (prep sg) — департамент
а
and, but (conjunction)
тепе́рь
now
сюда́
here, hither
переведён
transferred; translated (short past passive participle m) — перевести
столонача́льником
head clerk (instr sg) — столоначальник
по
along, by, according to (+dat)
тому́
that (dat sg); тому назад: ago — тот
же
emphatic/contrastive particle: but, however, indeed
ве́домству
department, office (dat sg) — ведомство

А. П. Чехов, «Толстый и тонкий», 1883 · sentence 21 of 33

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