jaký

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See also: jaky

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech jaký, from Proto-Slavic *jakъ.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

jaký m

  1. what
    Jaká je vaše adresa? ― What is your address?
  2. what (what kind of)
    Jaký je to člověk? Dobrý. ― What kind of person is he? He's a good guy.

Declension

Declension of jaký (hard)
singular
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter
nominative jaký jaká jaké
genitive jakého jaké jakého
dative jakému jaké jakému
accusative jakého jaký jakou jaké
locative jakém jaké jakém
instrumental jakým jakou jakým
plural
masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter
nominative jací jaké jaká
genitive jakých
dative jakým
accusative jaké jaká
locative jakých
instrumental jakými

Further reading

  • “jaký”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “jaký”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “jaký”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jakъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈjakɨː/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈjakiː/, /ˈjakɛj/

Pronoun

jaký

  1. (relative) what, which
  2. (interrogative) Introduces a question about a trait; what, what... like
  3. (indefinite) used at the beginning of a sentence for emphasis; what a! how!
  4. (indefinite) Unspecified pronoun; any

Declension

Declension of jaký (hard)
singular
masculine feminine neuter
nominative jaký jaká jaké
genitive jakého jaké jakého
dative jakému jaciej, jakéj jakému
accusative jakého, jaký jakú jaké
locative jaciem, jakém jaciej, jakéj jaciem, jakém
instrumental jakým jakú jakým
dual
masculine feminine neuter
nominative jaká jaciej, jakéj
genitive jakú
dative jakýma
accusative jaká jaciej, jakéj
locative jakú
instrumental jakýma
plural
masculine feminine neuter
nominative jací jaké jaká
genitive jakých
dative jakým
accusative jaké jaká
locative jakých
instrumental jakými

Descendants

  • Czech: jaký

References

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