okej

okej

Esperanto

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English OK (see there for further descendants). Not to be confused with ok (eight) or oke (eighthly).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈokei̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -okei̯
  • Syllabification: o‧kej

Interjection

okej

  1. (neologism, informal) okay, OK
    Synonyms: bone, en ordo, konsentite

Usage notes

The spelling okej indicates that the stress should be placed on the first syllable, but most people pronounce the word with the stress on the final syllable (as in English). Because of this, okej is frequently proscribed, recommending the spelling o kej instead (or more rarely ho kej). However, okej remains more commonly used.

Polish

Etymology

    Borrowed from English OK.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɔˈkɛj/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɛj
    • Syllabification: o‧kej

    Adjective

    okej (not comparable, no derived adverb)

    1. (colloquial) OK

    Adverb

    okej (not comparable)

    1. (colloquial) OK

    Interjection

    okej

    1. (colloquial) OK

    Further reading

    • okej”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • okej”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[2] (in Polish)

    Serbo-Croatian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English okay.

    Interjection

    okej (Cyrillic spelling океј)

    1. (colloquial) okay, all right, fine
      Okej, može!
      (please add an English translation of this usage example)

    Adjective

    okej (Cyrillic spelling океј)

    1. (colloquial) okay, all right, fine

    Swedish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɔˈkɛj/, /ʊˈkɛj/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɛj

    Adjective

    okej (comparative mer okej, superlative mest okej, indeclinable)[1][2]

    1. okay, all right
      Är det okej om jag går hem nu?
      Is it okay if I go home now?

    Adverb

    okej (not comparable)

    1. okay, all right
      Provet gick okej.
      The test went all right.

    Interjection

    okej

    1. okay

    References

    1. ^ okej”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
    2. ^ okej”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)