zakaj

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Univerbation of za (“for”) +‎ kaj (“what”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɑːkaj/
  • Hyphenation: za‧kaj

Adverb

zạ̃kaj (Cyrillic spelling зạ̃кај)

  1. (Kajkavian) why, what for
    Zakaj bi negdo to napravil? ― Why would someone do that?

Synonyms

Slovene

Etymology

From za +‎ káj.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zakàːj/, /zakáːj/

Adverb

zakāj

  1. why, for what reason

Further reading

  • “zakaj”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025
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