ככה

Hebrew

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈkaχa/

Adverb

כָּכָה • (kácha)

1. thus (in this way, like so)

   אני חושב שבדיוק אמרתי ככה.

   ani khoshev shebidyuk amarti kakha.

   I think I just said that.

Usage notes

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) Used as a one-word non-reply (like English because) to questions (including one-word questions) starting with לָמָּה (láma, “why”).

Synonyms

• כָּךְ (now more formal than כָּכָה)‎
• כֵּן (archaic)

Derived terms

• כָּכָה־כָּכָה (kácha-kácha)