jakże
//ˈjaɡ.ʐɛ/ | /ˈjaɡ.ʐɛ//
Polishpronparticle
Definitions
- 1.how? (in what way?)
Jakże ty się tutaj dostałeś?
However did you get here?
- 2.Expresses surprise at the degree of something; how
- 3.Expresses impossibility; as if
- 4.Expresses surprise and confusion; but how
- 5.Expresses high degree or intensity; oh so very
Jakże głośno potem kichali!
Afterwards, they sneezed so very loudly!
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish jakże. By surface analysis, jak + -że.