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Old Czech
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koliko.
Pronoun
koliko
- (interrogative) how much, how many
- (relative) as much, as many; so many, so much
- (indefinite) so many, so much; many, much
Descendants
References
Polish
Pronunciation
Numeral
koliko
- Middle Polish form of kilka
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koliko.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kolǐko/
- Hyphenation: ko‧li‧ko
Adverb
kolìko (Cyrillic spelling колѝко)
- (interrogative) how much, how many
- Koliko imaš vremena? ― How much time do you have?
- Koliko je sati? ― What time is it?
- Koliko puta? ― How many times?
- Koliko dugo? ― (For) How long?
- (in comparisons, formal, preceded by onoliko) as, as much/many as
- Kupite onoliko igračaka koliko je djece. ― Buy as many toys as there are children.
- On je skoro onoliko visok koliko i ja. ― He is almost as tall as I am.
- (with generalization particle god) no matter how much/how many
- Koliko god mu daš, nikad nije dosta! ― No matter how much you give him, it's never enough!
- (with generalization particle god) as far as
- Koliko ja znam, to više nije prihvaćeno kao činjenica. ― As far as I know, that's no longer accepted as fact!
Antonyms
Related terms
Further reading
- “koliko” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovene
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koliko.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kòːlikɔ/, /kóːlikɔ/
Adverb
kọ̄liko
- how much, how many (what amount)
- koliko je ura? ― what time is it?
Further reading
- “koliko”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran