наяву

Russian

Etymology

Constructed as if from на (na) +‎ яву́ (javú), from *ява́ (compare Ukrainian ява́ (javá, “reality”), and Russian явь (javʹ) with the same meaning).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nə(j)ɪˈvu]
  • Audio:(file)

Adverb

наяву́ • (najavú)

  1. in real life, while awake, not in a dream
    Near-synonym: вживе́ (vživé)
    • 1997, Kipelov, “Я свободен (I am free)”, in Smutnoye Vremia‎[1]:
      Я свободен! Наяву, а не во сне
      Ja svoboden! Najavu, a ne vo sne
      I'm unshackled! In real life, not in a dream.

Further reading

Ukrainian

Etymology

Constructed as if from на (na) +‎ яву́ (javú), from ява́ (javá, “reality, real life, wakefulness”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɐjɐˈwu]
  • Audio:(file)

Adverb

наяву́ • (najavú)

  1. in real life, while awake, not in a dream

Further reading

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