No. 571 in Slovak
taký
"Such" or "like that."
In a sentence
To je taký pekný deň.
It's such a beautiful day.
Here, 'taký' is used to emphasize the degree of beauty of the day, translating to 'such [a]' in English.
Prečo si taký smutný?
Why are you so sad?
In this sentence, 'taký' expresses a degree of emotion (sadness), equivalent to 'so' in English.
On je taký, aké veci rád robí.
He is the kind of person who enjoys things like that.
Here, 'taký' characterizes a type or kind, and it means 'that kind of [person]' in English.
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