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 бі́льшеjakomóha bílʹšeas much as possible
    якомо́га прості́шийjakomóha prostíšyjas simple as possible
    якомо́га рані́шеjakomóha raníšeas early as possible
    якомо́га скорі́шеjakomóha skoríšeas soon as possible
    якомо́га часті́шеjakomóha častíšeas often as possible
    якомо́га шви́дшеjakomóha švýdšeas quickly as possible

Derived terms

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

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