jaký
See also: jaky
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Czech jaký, from Proto-Slavic *jakъ.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
jaký m
- what
- Jaká je vaše adresa? ― What is your address?
- what (what kind of)
- Jaký je to člověk? Dobrý. ― What kind of person is he? He's a good guy.
Declension edit
Declension of jaký (hard)
| singular | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine animate | masculine inanimate | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | jaký | jaká | jaké | |
| genitive | jakého | jaké | jakého | |
| dative | jakému | jaké | jakému | |
| accusative | jakého | jaký | jakou | jaké |
| locative | jakém | jaké | jakém | |
| instrumental | jakým | jakou | jakým | |
| plural | ||||
| masculine animate | masculine inanimate | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | jací | jaké | jaká | |
| genitive | jakých | |||
| dative | jakým | |||
| accusative | jaké | jaká | ||
| locative | jakých | |||
| instrumental | jakými | |||
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
Old Czech edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jakъ.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
jaký
- (relative) what, which
- (interrogative) Introduces a question about a trait; what, what... like
- (indefinite) used at the beginning of a sentence for emphasis; what a! how!
- (indefinite) Unspecified pronoun; any
Declension edit
Declension of jaký (hard)
| singular | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | jaký | jaká | jaké | |
| genitive | jakého | jaké | jakého | |
| dative | jakému | jaciej, jakéj | jakému | |
| accusative | jakého, jaký | jakú | jaké | |
| locative | jaciem, jakém | jaciej, jakéj | jaciem, jakém | |
| instrumental | jakým | jakú | jakým | |
| dual | ||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | jaká | jaciej, jakéj | ||
| genitive | jakú | |||
| dative | jakýma | |||
| accusative | jaká | jaciej, jakéj | ||
| locative | jakú | |||
| instrumental | jakýma | |||
| plural | ||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | jací | jaké | jaká | |
| genitive | jakých | |||
| dative | jakým | |||
| accusative | jaké | jaká | ||
| locative | jakých | |||
| instrumental | jakými | |||
Descendants edit
- Czech: jaký
References edit
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “jaký”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění