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zakaj

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Univerbation of za (for) +‎ kaj (what).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈzɑːkaj/

  • Hyphenation: za‧kaj

Adverb

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zạ̃kaj (Cyrillic spelling зạ̃кај)

  1. (Kajkavian) why, what for
    Zakaj bi negdo to napravil?Why would someone do that?
Synonyms
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Slovene

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Etymology

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From za +‎ káj.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zakàːj/, /zakáːj/

Adverb

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zakāj

  1. why, for what reason

Further reading

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  • zakaj”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025