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Czech
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Czech až, from Proto-Slavic *aže.
Conjunction
až
- when (as soon as)
- Udělám to, až budu mít čas. ― I'll do it when I get the time.
- until
- Jděte rovně až k té vysoké budově. ― Go straight up to the tall building.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Preposition
až
- to, through
- položky 1 až 40 ― items 1 to 40
Further reading
- “až”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “až”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “až”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *aže.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
až
- that (introducing a subordinate clause)
- Ja wěm, až ty sy how. ― I know that you’re here.
- Powěźej, až nicht doma njejo. ― Say that no one is home.
- until
- Cakaj, až twój bratš pśiźo. ― Wait until your brother comes.
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “až”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “až”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag