Polish edit

Etymology edit

From jak +‎ -kolwiek. Compare Czech jakkoli, Slovak akokoľvek.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /jakˈkɔl.vjɛk/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔlvjɛk
  • Syllabification: jak‧kol‧wiek

Adverb edit

jakkolwiek (not comparable)

  1. however (to whatever degree, in whatever way)

Conjunction edit

jakkolwiek

  1. although, even though

Pronoun edit

jakkolwiek

  1. no matter how

Further reading edit

  • jakkolwiek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • jakkolwiek in Polish dictionaries at PWN