як

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Hear it

adverb
  1. how
conjunction
  1. as, like
  2. than
  3. if, in case
nounanimatemasculine
  1. yak

Forms

Declension

singularplural
nominativeякяки
genitiveякаяків
dativeякові / якуякам
accusativeякаяки / яків
vocativeякуяки
locativeякові / якуяках
instrumentalякомяками

Used in the library

Other ways to say it

Asking how somebody is

  • як справи?how are you?The everyday question, with ти or Ви; the answer is often добре or нормально.
  • як Ви?how are you?To someone you say Ви to, and a real question that expects an answer.
  • як ти?how are you?Among friends, often after a while apart; warmer than як справи?
  • як життя?how’s life?Relaxed, among friends.

Idioms built on the body

  • як без рукlost, helplessLiterally as if without hands: без телефону я як без рук.

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