Grammatical form
jako is the neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular form of jak — “strong”.
Definitions
- 1.very, very much, really
Ako te jako zanima što se dogodilo, ispričat ću ti.
If you're very interested in what happened, I'll tell you.
- 2.seriously, gravely, deeply
Djeca se često poskliznu i padnu kad uče hodati, ali se rijetko jako ozlijede.
Children often slip and fall when they are learning to walk, but they rarely seriously injure themselves.
- 3.hard, severely, strongly, forcefully (with a great deal of effort or force)
Auto je skrenuo jako udesno te skliznuo sa ceste.
Car turned hard to the right and skidded off the road.
U nekim borilačkim sportovima, prejako udaranje suparnika može rezultirati diskvalificiranjem.
In some martial arts, hitting the opponent too hard can result in disqualification.
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jako. By surface analysis, jȃk (“strong”) + -o.
Forms
- jȃkocanonical
- ја̑коcyrillic