VOCAB.RS

kao

као

/kâo/

Ru
  1. ADVERB
    like; as
    Spava kao beba. — He sleeps like a baby.
    Nije visok kao njegov otac. — He isn't as tall as his father.
  2. CONJUNCTION
    (of a role) as
    Leti radi kao konobar na moru. — In summer he works as a waiter at the seaside.
  3. CONJUNCTION
    (in kao da) as if; as though
    Ponaša se kao da se ništa nije desilo. — He's acting as if nothing happened.
  4. INTERJECTION
    colloq. ironic supposedly; as if
    On 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:
poput
Expressions
  • kao po loju — like clockwork; smoothly
  • kao od šale — effortlessly; with ease
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