пък
Bulgarian
Etymology
Originally a discourse marker, related to Bulgarian по (po, “at, upon”), па (pa, “so, afterwards”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pɤk]
Conjunction
пък • (pǎk)
- coordinating conjunction used for juxtaposition: however, though
- Synonyms: а (a), ала (ala), ами (ami), но (no)
- Представя се за експерт, пък нищо не разбира.
- Predstavja se za ekspert, pǎk ništo ne razbira.
- He/She presents themselves as an expert, however they don't understand anything.
- coordinating conjunction expressing contrast: but, yet
- Synonyms: a (a), обаче (obače)
- Уж обеща да присъства, пък на края не дойде.
- Už obešta da prisǎstva, pǎk na kraja ne dojde.
- He/She promised to attend, yet at the end they didn't come.
- coordinating conjunction used for correlation: while, as
- Synonym: a (a)
- Остави го да почине, пък ние ще довършим работата.
- Ostavi go da počine, pǎk nie šte dovǎršim rabotata.
- Leave him to rest, while we complete the job/task.
- coordinating conjunction expressing addition and reinforcement: also, just as well, moreover, then
- Synonyms: и (i), па (pa)
- Тя е красива, пък и умна.
- Tja e krasiva, pǎk i umna.
- She is pretty and also (additionally/on top of that) smart.
- Първо помисли, пък после приказвай.
- Pǎrvo pomisli, pǎk posle prikazvaj.
- First think (reflect on what to say) and just then talk.
Particle
пък • (pǎk)
- emphatic participle for expressing emphasis: well, anyway, even so
- аз пък не зна́ех ― az pǎk ne znáeh ― Well, I didn't know
- няма пък ― njama pǎk ― I won't (oblige/accept/agree) anyway
- emphatic participle for reinforcing demonstrative or interrogative pronouns: hell, damn, for all the world
- тоз пък ― toz pǎk ― him on the other hand
- ти пък ― ti pǎk ― you seriously
- какво пък ― kakvo pǎk ― what the hell/seriously what
- как пък ― kak pǎk ― how the hell/how actually
Derived terms
- а пък (a pǎk)
- но пък (no pǎk)
- пък и (pǎk i)
Relate terms
- па (pa, “so, afterwards”)
- пак (pak, “yet again”)
References
- пък in Речник на българския език
- пък in Речник на българския език (2)
- Račeva M., Todorov T., editors (2002), “пък¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 6, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 40