Skip to main content

jaki

//ˈja.ki/ | /ˈja.ki//
Polishpronadj

Definitions

  1. 1.
    introduces a question about a trait; what, what... like
    • Jaka jest pogoda?

      What is the weather like?

  2. 2.
    introduces a question asking which something is of a series; what
    • Jaki film obejrzałaś?

      What movie did you watch?

  3. 3.
    introduces a relative clause where the relative clause shares the same traits and qualities as the previously mentioned noun; that
    • Książka, jaką czytał, była o potworach.

      The book that he was reading was about monsters.

  4. 4.
    used at the beginning of a sentence for emphasis; what a! how!
    • Jaki piękny ogród!

      What a beautiful garden!

  5. 5.
    colloquialused to give an approximation of amount; about; some
    • Byłem tam jakie tygodnie.

      I was there for some weeks.

    • Byłem tam jaki tydzień.

      I was there for about a week.

  6. 6.
    colloquialregionalexpresses surprise; what
    • Pieróg? Jaki (znowu) pieróg?

      Pierogi? What pierogi?

  7. 7.
    colloquialsome (indetermined)

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish jaki.

Nearby Polish words

Browse the Polish dictionary →