якось

Ukrainian

Etymology

From як(о) (jak(o)) +‎ -сь (-sʹ). Compare Polish jakoś.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjakɔsʲ]

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Adverb

я́кось • (jákosʹ)

1. somehow

   Synonyms: яки́мось чи́ном (jakýmosʹ čýnom), як-не́будь (jak-nébudʹ)

2. once (at some point in the past)

   Synonyms: одного́ ра́зу (odnohó rázu), коли́сь (kolýsʹ)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “якось”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “якось”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “якось”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “якось”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “якось”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “якось”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)