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)
- as much as possible, as much as one can
- Synonyms: чимду́ж (čymdúž), щоси́ли (ščosýly)
- (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
- 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 [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)
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