jak

Definitions

1. 1.
   how (to what degree or extent)

   • Jak masz na imię?

     What's your name? (informal)

   • Jak się masz?

     How are you? (informal)

   • Jak to zrobiłeś?

     How did you do that?

2. 2.
   as (in the same way or manner that; to the same degree that)

   • Jak widać, jeszcze nie skończyłam.

     As you can see, I haven't finished yet.

   • Jego ojciec jest silny jak wół.

     His father is strong as an ox.

3. 3.
   like, as if, as though (in a manner suggesting)

   • Wyglądasz jak obcokrajowiec.

     You look like a foreigner.

4. 4.
   used with a superlative; as much as, as soon as (used to say that two things are equal in amount or degree)

   • Zrobię to jak najszybciej.

     I'll do it as soon as possible.

5. 5.
   colloquialdialectalreplaces kiedy and gdy; when (during the time that)

   • Jak byłem w lesie, to widziałem niedźwiedzia.

     When I was in the forest, I saw a bear.

6. 6.
   colloquialdialectalreplaces jeśli and jeżeli; if (supposing that, assuming that, in the circumstances that)

   • Jak będziesz dalej tak robiła, to w końcu cię rzuci.

     If you keep doing that, he'll eventually dump you.

7. 7.
   yak, Tartary ox, grunting ox, hairy cattle (Bos grunniens)

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