колико

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koliko.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kolǐko/
  • Hyphenation: ко‧ли‧ко

Adverb

колѝко (Latin spelling kolìko)

  1. (interrogatively) how much, how many
    колико имаш година? ― How old are you?
    колико имаш јабука? ― How many apples do you have?
    колико је сати? ― What time is it?
    колико пута? ― How many times?
    колико дуго? ― (For) how long?
  2. as much as, as many as, as
    купи онолико играчака колико је дјеце. ― Buy as many toys as there are children.
    она је скоро интелигентна колико и ја. ― She is almost as intelligent as I am.
  3. (ма̏ + ~, ~ + год) no matter how much
    колико год му даш, никад му није доста. ― No matter how much you give him, it's never enough for him.

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