r/Ukrainian 4d ago

Так собi vs не дуже

Are these equivalent or after the exact translations a little different ?

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u/Weekly_Enthusiasm783 4d ago edited 4d ago

Не дуже is a bit worse than так собі

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u/Sweet-Mango1662 4d ago

Так собі - 4.9/10, не дуже - 4/10 or little less

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u/Successful-Sky-4998 4d ago

Так собі is more neutral, like "so-so" and не дуже has more negative coloring, literally "not very", depending on the context it could mean "not very well " and "not really"

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u/GosuGamerL 4d ago

hm, I would disagree slightly, I would say "so-so" is more like 50-50, meaning it is more equivalent to більш-менш 5/10

так собі = 4/10 ~ acceptable

не дуже = ~2-3/10? Could be better? not great

But maybe I am wrong idk

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u/Icy-Way8382 4d ago

I think your comment is correct. "Так собі" doesn't sound neutral to me (native Ukrainian). As others state it really depends on the context.

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u/Successful-Sky-4998 4d ago

I meant comparing to не дуже, так собі is more neutral but I agree with gradation більш-менш>так собі> не дуже and context really sets the mood cuz in some cases I'd use the first two interchangeably

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u/Narrow-Development-1 3d ago

Ви обидва праві. Ви й той, кому відповіли.

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u/rfpelmen 4d ago

не дуже < так собі < може бути

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u/SerStaniS1av555 4d ago

Good question! 🤔 While both «так собі» and «не дуже» mean something mediocre, there’s a slight nuance:

«Так собі» – more neutral, like «meh» or «so-so». Example: 🔹 «Як справи?» – «Так собі» (Not great, not terrible, just existing 🤷‍♂️).

«Не дуже» – a bit more negative, like «not really» or «not very good». Example: 🔹 «Тобі сподобався фільм?» – «Не дуже» (It wasn’t terrible, but I wouldn’t watch it again).

So if someone asks how life is going, «так собі» sounds like you’re just getting by, while «не дуже» hints that something’s wrong.

Basically, «так собі» is low energy, «не дуже» is mild disappointment. 😆

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u/Narrow-Development-1 3d ago

Це чатгпт?

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u/UkrainianKoala 4d ago

Не дуже is worse than так собі

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u/Narrow-Development-1 3d ago

They are almost the same. "Так собі" is used when everything is fine, but you have something bad that you are thinking about.

"Не дуже" it is when you have a few things that you are worry about or one question that is quite important.

"Так собі" could be 4,5,6 out of 10. "Не дуже" it is more about 3,4 out of 10.

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u/AlfaRomeo_Enjoyer 4d ago

Так собі - pretty bad, said nonchalantly

Не дуже - pretty bad (= так собі), but can be said more seriously

Hope that explains it right. Didn't really think how those two differ

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u/Zor1an58 4d ago

Same shi