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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [dɐɫʐˈno bɨtʲ]

Adverb

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должно́ быть (dolžnó bytʹ)

  1. Used as a parenthetical to express a speaker's opinion that something is certain, analogously to English "must".
    Synonym: наве́рное (navérnoje)
    Она́, должно́ быть, была́ так напу́гана.Oná, dolžnó bytʹ, bylá tak napúgana.She must've been so frightened. (literally, “She, (it) must be, was so frightened.”)