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jako

//jâːko//
Serbo-Croatianadvadj
Ћирилица: јакоone entry, two scripts

Grammatical form

jako is the neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular form of jak — “strong.

See the full entry for jak

Definitions

  1. 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. 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. 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

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