ако

See also: яко, ꙗко, and Appendix:Variations of "ako"

Bulgarian

а́ко or ако́ • (áko or akó)

if
ако и да ― ako i da ― even if

осве́н ако ― osvén ako ― unless
(archaic, dialectal) nevertheless, anyways
Synonym: обаче (obače)

“ако”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“ако”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
ако in Bǎlgarski tǎlkoven rečnik
ако in PONS - bǎlgarski-nemski prevod
ако in Slovored - udarenija na dumi
Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “ако̀, а̀ко”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 6

ако • (ako)

This word is mostly used with verbs in the present tense and for realistic conditions. Otherwise, да (da) tends to be used.

ако • (ako)

(colloquial) A particle expressing or asking for permission.
Нема да се вратам вечер дома. Ако? ― Nema da se vratam večer doma. Ako? ― I won't return home this evening. Is that all right?

Ако да ја сменам бравата? ― Ako da ja smenam bravata? ― Is it all right if I change the lock?

ако in Makedonisch Info (germansko-makedonski rečnik, makedonsko-germanski rečnik)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jako (“how, in which way”).

а̏ко (Latin spelling ȁko)

Ако is used to express indicative mood; to express subjunctive mood, да or кад are generally used instead.