jak

A1#19

Hear it

pronoun
  1. howto what degree or extent
conjunctioncolloquial
  1. asin the same way or manner that; to the same degree that
  2. like, as if, as thoughin a manner suggesting
  3. synonym of kiedy /gdy; whenduring the time that
  4. synonym of jeżeli; ifsupposing that, assuming that, in the circumstances that
  5. synonym of niż“than”) (used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison
nounmasculine
  1. yak, Tartary ox, grunting ox, hairy cattleBos grunniens

Forms

Declension

singularplural
nominativejakjaki
genitivejakajaków
dativejakowijakom
accusativejakajaki
vocativejakujaki
locativejakujakach
instrumentaljakiemjakami

Used in the library

Other ways to say it

Asking how somebody is

  • jak się masz?how are you?To someone you say ty to; the textbook question, a little less common in real talk than co słychać?
  • jak leci?how's it going?Relaxed, among friends; literally how is it flying?
  • jak się pan czuje?how are you feeling?About someone's health, to a man; to a woman it is jak się pani czuje? To a friend: jak się czujesz?

Saying you have not understood

  • jak to się mówi po polsku?how do you say this in Polish?Point at the thing and ask.

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