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как

adverb

how; how (translated as "what" with some verbs) (in what way, in what manner) (with a verb or short-form adjective, which can be implied and omitted)

каки́м о́бразом

как же так? how is that?

Как он э́то сде́лал? how did he do it?

как вам э́то нра́виться? how do you like it?

как до́лго? how long?

я не зна́ю, как он э́то сде́лал; Я не зна́ю, как он э́то сде́лал. I don't know how he did it

вы не зна́ете, как он уста́л you don't know how tired he is

как он уста́л! how tired he is!

как жа́рко! how hot it is!

как (ва́ши) дела́? how are you getting on?; how are things?

как пожива́ете? how are you?

как пройти́?

на ACC / в ACC to somewhere

к DAT to someone's place

can you tell me the way

как вы отно́ситесь?

к DAT of something

what do you think

вот как э́то на́до де́лать that is the way to do it

как вам не сты́дно! you ought to be ashamed (of yourself); for shame!

Как дела́? How are things?

Как пройти́ на по́чту? How can I get to the post office?

Как вас зову́т?; Как ва́ша фами́лия? What's your name? (lit. “How do (they/people) call you?”)

Как э́то бу́дет по-ру́сски / на ру́сском? What's that in Russian? / What would that be in Russian? (lit. “How will that be in Russian?”)

Как вы э́то называ́ете? What do you call this? (lit. “How do you call this?”)

Как ты ду́маешь, что он де́лает? What do you think he's doing? (lit. “How do you think, what is he doing?”)

Как располо́жены зда́ния? How are the buildings situated?

Как была́ проведена́ процеду́ра? How was the procedure conducted?

Я не зна́ю, как э́то рабо́тает. I don't know how this works.

Я забы́л, как э́то называ́ется. I forgot what that's called. (lit. “I forgot how that's called.”)

Мне не нра́вится, как он поступи́л. I don't like what he did. (lit. “I don't like how he acted/behaved/did things.”)

what; how (to what extent/degree) (with an adverb or short-form adjective)

како́й with a long-form adjective; must be declined наско́лько сколь

как ва́ше и́мя?, как вас зову́т? what is your name?

как называ́ется э́та кни́га? what is the title of that book?

как вы ду́маете? what do you think?

как вы сказа́ли? what did you say?

как, он ушёл? what, he has already gone?

Как далеко́ он ушёл? How far did he go?

Как до́лго э́то продолжа́ется? How long has this been going on?

Я не знал, как э́то ва́жно для них. I didn't know how important it was for them.

suddenly, all of a sudden

как он вско́чит! suddenly, or all of a sudden, he jumped up

exclamative how (to a significant extent/degree) (with an adverb or short-form adjective; used to indicate surprise, delight or horror)

како́й with a long-form adjective; must be declined наско́лько сколь

Как здо́рово! How great!

Как ужа́сно! How horrible!

Как бы́стро он бежи́т! How fast he runs!

as, however, however much (concessive, with ни and a short-form adjective, adverb or verb)

Как он ни умён... Clever as he is...

Как ни стра́нно... As strange as it may seem... / Oddly enough...

between same-tense verbs as soon as, when

как то́лько когда́

Я прие́ду, как смогу́. I'll come as soon as I can.

Я отпра́влю тебе́ фо́тку, как уви́жу его́. I'll send you a pic as soon as I see it.

Я останови́лся, как услы́шал его́ го́лос. I stopped as soon as I heard his voice.

since (the last time something happened) (after a phrase about passed time and before a verbal phrase)

с тех по́р, как с того́ вре́мени, как с того́ моме́нта, как

Прошёл год, как мы ви́делись. It's been a year since we've seen each other.

both (in the following construction with так and и; or not translated)

и ..., и ...

Э́то прино́сит по́льзу как молоды́м, так и ста́рым. This benefits both the young and the old. (lit. “This brings benefit in the same way (it does) to the old as (it does) to the young too.”)

conversational suddenly, all of a sudden (in the past) (with a conjugated perfective verb)

Он как закричи́т! He suddenly started shouting/screaming!

used in the following idiomatic expressions (в относит. предложениях)

как он ни умён clever as he is

как ни, как... ни however; however hard / much; as

как ни по́здно however late it is; no matter how late it is

как ни тру́дно however difficult it is

как ни стара́йтесь however hard you may try

как э́то ни жесто́ко cruel as it is

как он ни стара́лся try as he would, however hard he tried

как бы не так! not likely!; nothing of the kind!

как бы то ни было however that may be, be that as it may

как знать conversational who knows

и как ещё! and how!

как сказа́ть how shall I put it, how shall I say

как когда́ it depends

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