Adverbs of time

As adverbs are indeclinable, you don’t have to worry about shifting stress. It is worth noting, though, that where two or more adverbs have been formed from the same word, they have slightly different meanings, and the stress may be different (see давно́, зда́вна). Some related adverbs have the same stress, e.g. до́вго, незадо́вго. Where an adverb, and the word from which it is derived, have the same stress, both words are given.

The most useful adverbs of time are given below. Also included are a number of adverbs of time which have been formed from adjectives e.g. до́вго, давно́.

щеstill, yet (has other meanings not related to time)

вже (уже́)already

тоді́then, at that time

по́тімthen, next, after that

давно́(from да́вній) a long time ago

зда́вна(since) long ago

незадо́вгоshortly

ча́стоoften, frequently

за́вжди́(alternative stress) always

зно́ву (знов)again

ніко́лиnever (not to be confused with the predicative word ні́коли there’s not (enough) time

і́нколи (і́ноді)sometimes

щогоди́ни(from годи́на) every hour

щодня́every day (from день) every day

щора́нку(from ра́нок) every morning

щоти́жня(from ти́ждень) every week

щомі́сяця(from мі́сяць) every month

щоро́ку(from рік) every year

до́вго(from до́вгий) (for) a long time

ко́ротко(from коро́ткий) for a short time, briefly

сього́дніtoday

вчо́ра (учо́ра)yesterday

позавчо́ра(on) the day before yesterday

за́втраtomorrow

післяза́втра(on) the day after tomorrow

вра́нціin the morning

вденьin the daytime

вве́черіin the evening

вночі́ (уночі́)at night

споча́тку(from поча́ток) at first, in the beginning

ни́ніnow, at present

за́разright now, at this time, immediately

тепе́рnow, at the present time

ра́ноearly

рані́шеearlier

наре́штіfinally, at last

до́сіtill now

водно́ча́с(alternative stress) at the same time, simultaneously

відра́зу (одра́зу)straight away, in one go

нещода́вноrecently

коли́сь(from коли́) some time ago, at some point

пі́зноlate

пізні́шеlater

нега́йно(from нега́йний) immediately, straight away

впе́рше(from пе́рший) for the first time

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