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jak.

how (to what degree or extent)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

pron/ˈjak//ˈjak/Middle, Polish[ˈjak][ˈjak]

  1. how (to what degree or extent)

    Jak masz na imię?
    Jak się masz?
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís Proto-Balto-Slavic *is Proto-Slavic *jь Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kas Proto-Slavic *-kъ Proto-Slavic *jakъ Proto-Slavic *jako Old Polish jak Polish jak Inherited from Old Polish jak.

noun/ˈjak//ˈjak/Middle, Polish[ˈjak][ˈjak]

  1. yak, Tartary ox, grunting ox, hairy cattle (Bos grunniens)

    animal-not-person · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Sino-Tibetan *jaŋ? Tibetan གཡག (g.yag)bor. English yakbor. Polish jak Borrowed from English yak.

conj/ˈjak//ˈjak/Middle, Polish[ˈjak][ˈjak]

  1. as (in the same way or manner that; to the same degree that)

    Jak widać, jeszcze nie skończyłam.
    Jego ojciec jest silny jak wół.

  2. like, as if, as though (in a manner suggesting)

    Wyglądasz jak obcokrajowiec.

  3. synonym of kiedy /gdy; when (during the time that)

    colloquial · dialectal
    Jak byłem w lesie, to widziałem niedźwiedzia.

  4. synonym of jeżeli; if (supposing that, assuming that, in the circumstances that)

    colloquial · dialectal
    Jak będziesz dalej tak robiła, to w końcu cię rzuci.

  5. synonym of niż (“than”) (used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison)

    colloquial · dialectal
    Typ nie miał więcej jak metr sześćdziesiąt.

  6. used with a superlative; as much as, as soon as (used to say that two things are equal in amount or degree)

    Zrobię to jak najszybciej.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís Proto-Balto-Slavic *is Proto-Slavic *jь Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kas Proto-Slavic *-kъ Proto-Slavic *jakъ Proto-Slavic *jako Old Polish jak Polish jak Inherited from Old Polish jak.

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