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]
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Adverb

наяву́ • (najavú)

in real life, while awake, not in a dream

Related terms

явь (javʹ), я́вный (jávnyj)
я́вка (jávka), я́вочный (jávočnyj)
явля́ть impf (javljátʹ), яви́ть pf (javítʹ)
явле́ние (javlénije)
я́вствовать (jávstvovatʹ), я́вственный (jávstvennyj)

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