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The Malefactor


— Для чего же тебе понадобилась эта гайка?

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— And what did you need this nut for?

The words in this sentence

для
for, for the sake of (+ gen)
чего́
what (gen); why (colloq) — что
же
emphatic/contrastive particle: but, however, indeed
тебе́
to you (dat/prep, informal) — ты
пона́добилась
was needed (past f of понадобиться) — понадобиться
э́та
this (f nom) — этот
га́йка
nut (for a bolt) (nom sg)

А. П. Чехов, «Злоумышленник», 1885 · sentence 11 of 73

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