No. 22 in Czech
jak
"Jak" means "how" in English.
In a sentence
Jak se máš?
How are you?
In this sentence, 'jak' is used as a question word asking 'how'.
Dělala to přesně jak jsem řekl.
She did it exactly as I said.
Here, 'jak' is used to mean 'as' or 'in the way which', connecting the manner of doing to the statement.
Nevím, jak to popsat.
I don’t know how to describe it.
In this context, 'jak' introduces a dependent clause indicating the manner of describing.
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