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 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

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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