kao
као/kâo/
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ADVERBlike; asSpava kao beba. — He sleeps like a baby.Nije visok kao njegov otac. — He isn't as tall as his father.
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CONJUNCTION(of a role) asLeti radi kao konobar na moru. — In summer he works as a waiter at the seaside.
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CONJUNCTION(in kao da) as if; as thoughPonaša se kao da se ništa nije desilo. — He's acting as if nothing happened.
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INTERJECTIONcolloq. ironic supposedly; as ifOn je kao bolestan, a ceo dan šeta po gradu. — He's supposedly sick, yet he's out in town all day.
After kao the compared word takes the same case as the word it is compared with: Volim te kao brata.
Synonyms:
Expressions
- kao po loju — like clockwork; smoothly
- kao od šale — effortlessly; with ease