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 7.3.3 INDEFINITES
 Compare 7.2.3 above on the elements -сь, -будь-, and -небудь with adverbs
 of location.
 коли-небудь
 колись
 коли-будь
 колй-не-колй
 будь-коли
 де-не-де
 десь-колись
 якось
 подеколи, деколи
 at any time, ever
 some day or other, formerly, once
 whenever, at any time
 at times, from time to time, seldom
 at any time
 now and then
 only now and then
 once (not long ago), the other day
 now and then, sometimes, at times
 7.3.4 NEGATIVES
 ніколи never
 Ніколи There is no time (to do X).
 7.4 QUANTITATIVE ADVERBS (ADVERBS OF DEGREE)
 Adverbs that are described as 'quantitative', or adverbs of degree, relate to
 the questions 'how much? how strongly?'; clearly the formations based on
 collective numerals (втроє, and similar) could be included here, but they are
 not, as numerical adverbs deserve separate treatment.
 скільки?
 багато
 мало
 чимало
 більш
 вельми
 дедалі
 досить
 ДУЖЄ
 дужче
 здебільшого
 зовсім
 ледве
 майже
 мало не, мало що не
 менш
 how much? (cf. 4.3.4 on the pronominal use
 of this form)
 much (of + gen.)
 little (of + gen.)
 a great deal (of+ gen.)
 more
 very
 ever more ... (+ comparative)
 enough, sufficiently
 very, strongly
 more strongly (comparative of дуже)
 mostly
 quite
 hardly
 almost
 almost, nearly
 less
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