Macedonian

Noun

кад • ‎(kad) m

1. smoke

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *kogъda, a compound of *ko (from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos) and *gъda, genitive singular of *godъ (compare Old Church Slavonic годъ ‎(godŭ, “right time”)), thus originally meaning "at what time".

Alternative forms

• ка̀да
• (Torlakian) кьт

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kâd/

Conjunction

ка̏д ‎(Latin spelling kȁd)

1. (interrogative) when

   Кад ћеш доћи? — When will you come?

2. when

   Не знам кад ћу стићи на састанак. — I don't know when I will arrive at the meeting.

   Само што је пала ноћ, кад поче киша. — The nigh has just fallen, when the rain began.

3. if

   Кад бих само имао мало више слободног времена.. — If only I had a little more free time...

4. in miscellaneous constructs

   кад(а) год — whenever

   мало кад — rarely

   кад-тад — sooner or later

   (т)ко зна кад — who knows when

Adverb

ка̏д ‎(Latin spelling kȁd)

1. ever (compare и̏кад)

   Да ли си кад био у Бечу? — Have you ever been to Vienna?

2. sometimes (compare не̏кад)

   Идем на посао кад трамвајем, кад аутобусом. — I go to work sometimes by tram, and sometimes by bus.

   како кад, кад како — sometimes this way, sometimes that way

3. in miscellaneous constructs

   имати кад (за..) — to have enough time (for..)

   Нисам имао кад да ти се јавим. — I didn't have enough time to call you.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *kadъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kâːd/

Noun

ка̑д m ‎(Latin spelling kȃd)

1. incense

Declension