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jakże

//ˈjaɡ.ʐɛ/ | /ˈjaɡ.ʐɛ//
Polishpronparticle

Definitions

  1. 1.
    how? (in what way?)
    • Jakże ty się tutaj dostałeś?

      However did you get here?

  2. 2.
    Expresses surprise at the degree of something; how
  3. 3.
    Expresses impossibility; as if
  4. 4.
    Expresses surprise and confusion; but how
  5. 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.

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