okej

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Esperanto

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English OK (see there for further descendants). Not to be confused with ok (“eight”) or oke (“eighthly”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): ,
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ej, -okej
  • Hyphenation: o kej

Interjection

okej

  1. (neologism, informal) okay, OK
    Synonyms: bone, en ordo, konsentite

Usage notes

The spelling okej indicates that the stress should be placed on the first syllable, but most people pronounce the word with the stress on the final syllable (as in English). Because of this, okej is frequently proscribed, recommending the spelling o kej instead (or more rarely ho kej). However, okej remains more commonly used.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English OK.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔˈkɛj/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛj
  • Syllabification: o‧kej

Adjective

okej (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. (colloquial) OK

Adverb

okej (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) OK

Interjection

okej

  1. (colloquial) OK

Further reading

  • okej in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • okej in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from English okay.

Interjection

okej (Cyrillic spelling океј)

  1. (colloquial) okay, all right, fine
    Okej, može!
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Adjective

okej (Cyrillic spelling океј)

  1. (colloquial) okay, all right, fine

Swedish

Pronunciation

Adjective

okej (comparative mer okej, superlative mest okej)

  1. okay, all right
    Är det okej om jag går hem nu?
    Is it okay if I go home now?

Declension

Uninflected.[1][2]

Adverb

okej (not comparable)

  1. okay, all right
    Provet gick okej.
    The test went all right.

Interjection

okej

  1. okay

References

  1. ^ okej in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  2. ^ okej in Svensk ordbok (SO)
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