увесь / уся / усё / усе

All with Увесь

Level 3Sounds Like uvesʹ usâ usë use

увесь дзень (all day), уся сям'я (the whole family), усё (everything), усе (everyone). Яна ўсё ведае. (She knows everything.)

How It Works

Forms. Увесь agrees in gender, number and case with its noun (see adjective agreement):

  • nominative: увесь (masc.), уся (fem.), усё (neut.), усе (plural)
  • genitive: усяго, усёй, усіх; dative: усяму, усёй, усім
  • accusative: увесь or усяго, усю, усё, усе or усіх
  • instrumental: усім, усёй, усімі; locative: усім, усёй, усіх

Усё or усе? Alone, усё means everything (Усё добра. Everything is fine.) and усе means everyone (Усе прыйшлі. Everyone came.). Say them differently: усё ends in an о sound, written ё, and усе ends in е.

У or ў. Follow the у and ў rule: after a vowel write ў (яна ўсё ведае, мы ўсю ноч), after a consonant or at the start of a sentence write у (Ён усё ведае. Усе тут.).

Not весь. The Russian word весь is a common Russianism. In Belarusian it is always увесь.

Useful phrases: усё роўна (all the same, it does not matter), перш за ўсё (first of all), Дзякуй усім! (Thanks, everyone!), Ці ўсё ў парадку? (Is everything all right?). For each and every one, see кожны.

Examples (6)

  1. Я чакаў цябе ўвесь дзень.

    I waited for you all day.

    Word by Word: I waited you whole day.

    After the vowel of цябе, увесь begins with ў.

  2. Уся сям'я сабралася за сталом.

    The whole family gathered at the table.

    Word by Word: Whole family gathered at table.

  3. Яна ўсё ведае.

    She knows everything.

    Word by Word: She everything knows.

  4. Усе ўжо тут.

    Everyone is already here.

    Word by Word: All already here.

  5. Мы ўсю ноч размаўлялі.

    We talked all night.

    Word by Word: We whole night talked.

    Accusative of time: усю ноч.

  6. Дзякуй усім!

    Thanks, everyone!

    Word by Word: Thanks to-all!

    Dative plural усім.

Common Mistakes

  • Writing у after a vowel.

    Яна усё ведае.
    Яна ўсё ведае.

    Яна ends in a vowel, so the next word starts with ў: ўсё.

  • Using the Russian word весь.

    Я чакаў цябе весь дзень.
    Я чакаў цябе ўвесь дзень.

    The Belarusian word is увесь, here ўвесь after a vowel.

  • Mixing up усё (everything) and усе (everyone).

    Усё прыйшлі на свята.
    Усе прыйшлі на свята.

    People came, so it is усе (everyone), with a plural verb. Усё means everything.

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увесь / уся / усё / усеLevel 3All with Увесь

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Увесь agrees like an adjective.

Words in This Pattern

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