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kakav

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kakovъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kǎkaːʋ/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧kav

Adjective

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kàkāv (Cyrillic spelling ка̀ка̄в, definite kàkvī)

  1. (interrogative) what kind of
    Kakvi ti se filmovi sviđaju?What kind of movies do you like?
  2. (interrogative) any (kind of)
    Ima li kakvih novosti?Are there any news?
  3. (comparison, used with onakav) the kind, the type, the one like
    Htio bih kupiti auto kakav ima moj brat.I would like to buy the type of car my brother has.
  4. (intensifier) what (a)
    Kakav muškarac!What a man!
  5. idiomatic and figurative meanings
    Kakav otac takav sin.Like father like son.
    Kakav sam takav sam.I am who I am.

Declension

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indefinite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative kakav kakva kakvo
genitive kakva kakve kakva
dative kakvu kakvoj kakvu
accusative inanimate
animate
kakav
kakva
kakvu kakvo
vocative kakav kakva kakvo
locative kakvu kakvoj kakvu
instrumental kakvim kakvom kakvim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative kakvi kakve kakva
genitive kakvih kakvih kakvih
dative kakvim(a) kakvim(a) kakvim(a)
accusative kakve kakve kakva
vocative kakvi kakve kakva
locative kakvim(a) kakvim(a) kakvim(a)
instrumental kakvim(a) kakvim(a) kakvim(a)
definite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative kakvi kakva kakvo
genitive kakvog(a) kakve kakvog(a)
dative kakvom(u/e) kakvoj kakvom(u/e)
accusative inanimate
animate
kakvi
kakvog(a)
kakvu kakvo
vocative kakvi kakva kakvo
locative kakvom(e/u) kakvoj kakvom(e/u)
instrumental kakvim kakvom kakvim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative kakvi kakve kakva
genitive kakvih kakvih kakvih
dative kakvim(a) kakvim(a) kakvim(a)
accusative kakve kakve kakva
vocative kakvi kakve kakva
locative kakvim(a) kakvim(a) kakvim(a)
instrumental kakvim(a) kakvim(a) kakvim(a)

References

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  • kakav”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025