adverb
nikako
no way; by no means (flat refusal; nikako ne — 'absolutely not')
никак; ни в коем случае (категорический отказ; nikako ne — «ни за что не»)
With stress
nȉkāko
In Cyrillic
никако
Examples from the lessons
Hvala na pozivu, stvarno bih voleo, ali nikako ne stižem.
Спасибо за приглашение, я бы правда хотел, но никак не успеваю.
Politeness & faceIn phrasebooks
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- mȁoh come on; nah (dismissal, disagreement; clause-initial only: Ma…
- bȁšexactly, just; really (intensifier)
- vàljdapresumably, I suppose
- brȅemphatic particle (very colloquial; informal only)
- ȅtothere you go; so (clause-initial, sums up: Eto, to je sve; the trio…
- jȁoouch!; oh no! (pain, alarm, sympathy; clause-initial: Jao, izvini!)
- zȁrreally?; surely not
- dȅcome on; go on (coaxing; placed before an imperative: De, reci mi!…
- ȅnothere (pointing at something distant, + genitive: Eno ga! — 'There he…
- čȕjlisten; hey (attention-getter, clause-initial; Čuj njega! — 'Listen…