Hebrew

Adverb

כָּךְ • ‎(kakh)

1. Such, so, thus, in this way, in that way.
   • 2010 April 15, Amit Cohen, “כך מתכוננות סוריה ולבנון למלחמה עם ישראל” (divéakh: kakh mitkon'nót súrya ul'vanón l'milkhamá im yisra'él, “Report: this is how Syria and Lebanon are preparing for war with Israel”), on nrgמעריב.
   • 2010 April 21, Hagai Einav, “ישראל בת 62: כך חגגתם, וזה מה שאיחלתם” (yisra'él bat 62: kakh khagágtem, v'zé ma she'ikháltem, “Israel turns 62: this is how you celebrated, and this is what you wished”), on Ynet.
   • 2010 April 25, “וידיאו: כך נראים חיי חייל אמריקאי בשבי הטליבאן” (vídeo: kakh nir'ím khayéi khayál amerikái bish'ví hatáliban, “Video: this is how the life of an American soldier in Taliban captivity looks”), on הארץ (Haaretz) Online.

Usage notes

• Except in various fixed expressions (see the derived terms below), the adverb כך is relatively formal, with the mostly synonymous related adverb ככה ‎(kákha) being more common in colloquial speech.

Derived terms

• אחר כך ‎(akhár kakh, “after, afterward”)
• כך ש־ ‎(kakh she-, “such that, so that”)
• כל כך ‎(kol kakh, “so, to such an extent”)

Related terms

• ככה ‎(kákha, “this way”)