якомога

якомога

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

• якмо́га (jakmóha) – rare

Etymology

From я́ко (jáko) +‎ мо́га (móha) (obsolete present participle of могти́ (mohtý)).[1] Compare Russian как мо́жно (kak móžno), Belarusian як мага́ (jak mahá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jɐkɔˈmɔɦɐ]

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Adverb

якомо́га • (jakomóha)

1. as much as possible, as much as one can

   Synonyms: чимду́ж (čymdúž), щоси́ли (ščosýly)

2. (used in combination with comparative adjectives and adverbs) as ... as possible

   якомо́га бі́льше ― jakomóha bílʹše ― as much as possible

   якомо́га прості́ший ― jakomóha prostíšyj ― as simple as possible

   якомо́га рані́ше ― jakomóha raníše ― as early as possible

   якомо́га скорі́ше ― jakomóha skoríše ― as soon as possible

   якомо́га часті́ше ― jakomóha častíše ― as often as possible

   якомо́га шви́дше ― jakomóha švýdše ― as quickly as possible

Derived terms

• якомо́га скорі́ше (jakomóha skoríše)

References

1. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “якомога”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “якомога”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “якомога”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “якомога”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “якомога”, in Словник.ua [Slovnik.ua] (in Ukrainian)