kakav
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kakovъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kǎkaːʋ/
- Hyphenation: ka‧kav
Adjective
kàkāv (definite kàkvī, Cyrillic spelling ка̀ка̄в)
- (interrogative) what kind of
- Kakvi ti se filmovi sviđaju? ― What kind of movies do you like?
- (interrogative) any (kind of)
- Ima li kakvih novosti? ― Are there any news?
- (comparison, used with onakav) the kind, the type, the one like
- Htio bih kupiti auto kakav ima moj brat. ― I would like to buy the type of car my brother has.
- (intensifier) what (a)
- Kakav muškarac! ― What a man!
- idiomatic and figurative meanings
- Kakav otac takav sin. ― Like father like son.
- Kakav sam takav sam. ― I am who I am.
Declension
indefinite forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kakav | kakva | kakvo | |
| genitive | kakva | kakve | kakva | |
| dative | kakvu | kakvoj | kakvu | |
| accusative | inanimate animate | kakav kakva | kakvu | kakvo |
| vocative | kakav | kakva | kakvo | |
| locative | kakvu | kakvoj | kakvu | |
| instrumental | kakvim | kakvom | kakvim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | kakvi | kakve | kakva | |
| genitive | kakvih | kakvih | kakvih | |
| dative | kakvim(a) | kakvim(a) | kakvim(a) | |
| accusative | kakve | kakve | kakva | |
| vocative | kakvi | kakve | kakva | |
| locative | kakvim(a) | kakvim(a) | kakvim(a) | |
| instrumental | kakvim(a) | kakvim(a) | kakvim(a) | |
definite forms
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kakvi | kakva | kakvo | |
| genitive | kakvog(a) | kakve | kakvog(a) | |
| dative | kakvom(u/e) | kakvoj | kakvom(u/e) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate | kakvi kakvog(a) | kakvu | kakvo |
| vocative | kakvi | kakva | kakvo | |
| locative | kakvom(e/u) | kakvoj | kakvom(e/u) | |
| instrumental | kakvim | kakvom | kakvim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | kakvi | kakve | kakva | |
| genitive | kakvih | kakvih | kakvih | |
| dative | kakvim(a) | kakvim(a) | kakvim(a) | |
| accusative | kakve | kakve | kakva | |
| vocative | kakvi | kakve | kakva | |
| locative | kakvim(a) | kakvim(a) | kakvim(a) | |
| instrumental | kakvim(a) | kakvim(a) | kakvim(a) | |
References
- “kakav” in Hrvatski jezični portal