Czech

Adverb

tak

1. so (very)

   Je tak dobrý! — He is so good!

   Není to tak špatné. — It’s not so bad.

2. so (therefore)

   Chtěl knihu, tak si zašel do knihovny. — He wanted a book, so he went to the library.

3. so, in that way

   Tak to chodí — That's the way it goes (lit. "so it goes")

Interjection

tak

1. so

   Tak jděme! — So let's go!

Derived terms

• tak jo (OK)
• tak dobře (OK, fine)
• tak ahoj (bye)
• jen tak dál
• a tak dále

See also

• takhle
• takto
•  tolik

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tak/, [ˈtˢɑɡ̊]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þǫkk, from Proto-Germanic *þankō, *þankaz.

Noun

tak c (singular definite takken, not used in plural form)

1. thanks

Interjection

tak

1. thank you, thanks, ta

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German tacke.

Noun

tak c (singular definite takken, plural indefinite takker)

1. jag
2. point
3. cog
4. tooth
5. tine

Inflection

External links

• tak on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑk
• IPA^(key): /tɑk/

Noun

tak m ‎(plural takken, diminutive takje n)

1. branch

Derived terms

• vertakken
• vertakking

Anagrams

• kat

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰɛaːʰk/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːʰk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-.

Noun

tak n (genitive singular taks, plural tøk)

1. roof

Related terms

• tekja

Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Norse tak.

Noun

tak n (genitive singular taks, plural tøk)

1. grip, hold
2. huge effort, major effort, strenuous effort

Declension

Derived terms

• andatak
• framtak
• hugtak
• handtak
• samtak
• tiltak
• undantak
• átak

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse tak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰaːk/
• Rhymes: -aːk

Noun

tak n ‎(genitive singular taks, nominative plural tök)

1. grip, hold

Declension

Indonesian

Etymology

Cognate with tidak, from Malay tak, from Proto-Malayic *daʔ (compare Malay tak), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *diaq.

Adverb

tak

1. not (negates meaning of verb)

   Saya tak mau makan.

   I don't want to eat.

2. not (To no degree)

   Buku itu tidak mahal.

   That book is not expensive.

Synonyms

• tidak
• ndak (colloquial)
• nggak (colloquial)
• kagak (colloquial)

Latvian

Conjunction

tak

1. but, but also

Particle

tak

1. particle used to reinforce or emphasize a certain word or idea, usually by reducing doubts about it; but... (really), surely, just

Lojban

Rafsi

tak

1. rafsi of staku.

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tak/

Adverb

tak

1. so

Malay

Etymology

Cognate with tidak, dak, from Proto-Malayic *daʔ (compare Indonesian tidak), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *diaq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taʔ/
• Rhymes: -taʔ, -aʔ

Adverb

tak

1. not (negates meaning of verb)

   Saya tak mahu makan.

   I don't want to eat.

2. not (To no degree)

   Buku itu tak mahal.

   That book is not expensive.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-.

Noun

tak n ‎(definite singular taket, indefinite plural tak, definite plural taka or takene)

1. roof
2. ceiling

Derived terms

• halmtak
• hustak
• takstein
• takvindu

Etymology 2

From Old Norse tak.

Noun

tak n ‎(definite singular taket, indefinite plural tak, definite plural taka or takene)

1. grip

Derived terms

• håndtak, handtak
• inntak

References

• “tak” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-.

Noun

tak n ‎(definite singular taket, indefinite plural tak, definite plural taka)

1. roof
2. ceiling

Derived terms

• halmtak
• hustak
• takstein

Etymology 2

From Old Norse tak.

Noun

tak n ‎(definite singular taket, indefinite plural tak, definite plural taka)

1. grip

Derived terms

• handtak
• inntak

Etymology 3

Verb

tak

1. imperative of taka and take

References

• “tak” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Noun

tak n (genitive taks, plural tǫk)

1. grip, hold

Declension

Descendants

References

• tak in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Polish

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tak/

Interjection

tak

1. yes

   - Zrobiłeś to? - Tak.

   - Did you do that? - Yes, (I did).

Related terms

• chyba tak
• może tak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tako.

Adverb

tak ‎(not comparable)

1. so (used for an emphasis)

   Było tak ciemno, że nic nie widziałem.

   It was so dark that I couldn't see anything.

   Kocham cię tak bardzo!

   I love you so much!

2. like this; so (in this way)

   Ona mi tak powiedziała.

   She told me that.

   Ja to robię tak.

   I do it in this way.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From French taquet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tâːk/

Noun

tȃk m ‎(Cyrillic spelling та̑к)

1. billiard-cue

Declension

Etymology 2

From Italian tacco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tâk/

Noun

tȁk m ‎(Cyrillic spelling та̏к)

1. (regional) arc, vault (of a building)
2. (regional) shoe heel

Declension

References

• “tak” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• “tak” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse þak, from Proto-Germanic *þaką, from Proto-Indo-European *teg-.

Pronunciation

Noun

tak n

1. roof
2. ceiling

Declension

Derived terms

• innertak
• yttertak
• takutspång
• takskägg

Related terms

• täcka

Anagrams

• akt

Volapük

Noun

tak ‎(plural taks)

1. rest, tranquility

Declension