English

Noun

koji ‎(uncountable)

1. A mold, Aspergillus oryzae, used in the manufacture of miso, amasake, sake, etc.

Japanese

Romanization

koji

1. rōmaji reading of こじ

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kъjь, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos + relative particle *yos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǒjiː/
• Hyphenation: ko‧ji

Pronoun

kòjī ‎(Cyrillic spelling ко̀јӣ)

1. (interrogative) which, what

   koji je datum? — what date is it?

   kojom olovkom si pisao? — which pencil did you write with?

2. (relative) which, that, who

   konačno sam kupila haljinu o kojoj sam ti govorila — I finally bought the dress that I've been telling you about

   slikar koji nije tražio zlatni rez — the painter who wasn't searching for the golden ratio

   čov(j)ek koji nije bio tamo — the man who wasn't there

3. (indefinite) some

   daj mi koji koristan sav(j)et — give me some useful advice

   koji put — sometime(s)

   za koji dan — in a few days

4. (as an intensifier) what a/an

   koji glupan — what an idiot!

   kakav kreten — what an idiot!

   kakva si ti budala! — you are such a fool!

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