кад

Macedonian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kadъ.

Noun

кад • (kad) m

1. smoke

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *kogъda, a compound of *ko (from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos) and *gъda, genitive singular of *godъ (compare Old Church Slavonic годъ (godŭ, “right time”)), thus originally meaning "at what time".

Alternative forms

• ка̀да
• кьт (Torlakian)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kâd/

Conjunction

ка̏д (Latin spelling kȁd)

1. (interrogative) when

   Кад ћеш доћи? ― When will you come?

2. when

   Не знам кад ћу стићи на састанак. ― I don't know when I will arrive at the meeting.

   Само што је пала ноћ, кад поче киша. ― The nigh has just fallen, when the rain began.

3. (subjunctive only) if (= да)

   Кад бих само имао мало више слободног времена... ― If only I had a little more free time...

4. in miscellaneous constructs

   кад(а) год ― whenever

   мало кад ― rarely

   кад-тад ― sooner or later

   (т)ко зна кад ― who knows when

Adverb

ка̏д (Latin spelling kȁd)

1. ever (compare и̏кад)

   Да ли си кад био у Бечу? ― Have you ever been to Vienna?

2. sometimes (compare не̏кад)

   Идем на посао кад трамвајем, кад аутобусом. ― I go to work sometimes by tram, and sometimes by bus.

   како кад, кад како ― sometimes this way, sometimes that way

3. in miscellaneous constructs

   имати кад (за..) ― to have enough time (for..)

   Нисам имао кад да ти се јавим. ― I didn't have enough time to call you.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *kadъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kâːd/

Noun

ка̑д m (Latin spelling kȃd)

1. incense

   Synonym: ка̀дило

Declension

Declension of кад

	singular
nominative	кад
genitive	када
dative	каду
accusative	кад
vocative	каде
locative	каду
instrumental	кадом

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Yagnobi

Pronoun

кад (kad)

1. when