Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koliko.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kolǐko/
  • Hyphenation: ко‧ли‧ко

Adverb

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колѝко (Latin spelling kolìko)

  1. (interrogatively) how much, how many
    колико имаш година?How old are you?
    колико имаш јабука?How many apples do you have?
    колико је сати?What time is it?
    колико пута?How many times?
    колико дуго?(For) how long?
  2. as much as, as many as, as
    купи онолико играчака колико је дјеце.Buy as many toys as there are children.
    она је скоро интелигентна колико и ја.She is almost as intelligent as I am.
  3. (ма̏ + ~, ~ + год) no matter how much
    колико год му даш, никад му није доста.No matter how much you give him, it's never enough for him.

Further reading

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  • колико”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024