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ДО ЧЕГО... (Particle
Invaroften used in exclamations)
1. very, extremely: (when foil. by AdjP or AdvP) how...
so...(when
foil. by NP containing a
modif ) what (a)
2. (used with a verb) to a very high degree
so (very) much
how much...soso incredibly (very)(when the verb is translated by
AdjP or Part) how (very)
до чего ты меня напугал = you scared me so badly
you got me so scaredyou gave me such a scare.
3. (used with a verb) (to drive s.o. ) to an extreme condition, or (to arrive) at an extreme condition ( usu. with the implication that the condition in question is undesirable): до чего X довёл Y-a = what a (sorry) state X has driven Y to
what X has driven Y tothe state X has driven Y to
до чего X дошёл - what a (sorry) state X ended up in
the state X ended up in(in limited contexts) to what extent X has gone downhillhow far downhill X has goneX deteriorated to such an extent that...