No. 693 in Ukrainian
таку
The word "таку" in Ukrainian is a form of "такий" and means "such" or "this kind of" depending on context.
In a sentence
Я хочу таку сумку.
I want such a bag.
Here, "таку" is used as an attributive adjective in its feminine accusative form, referring to the bag, which is a feminine noun in accusative case.
Ми бачили таку дівчину.
We saw such a girl.
In this sentence, "таку" modifies the feminine noun "дівчину" in its accusative form, indicating specification.
У нас була така ситуація, що ми робили таку помилку.
We had such a situation that we made such a mistake.
"Таку" is used here in two contexts: first to describe a situation with the word "така", and second to specify the kind of mistake in accusative feminine form.
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