пока

Russian
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Etymology

Related to Ukrainian поки (poky), Belorusian покi (póki), Polish póki, from по (po)+кꙑи (kyi), in Russian with analogous formation after дока (doka), пота (pota) (Vasmer 1958).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [pɐˈka]
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Adverb

пока́ • (poká)

  1. for the present, for the time being
    пока́ что ― poká što ― meanwhile, in the meantime
    я пока́ что э́то сде́лаю ― ja poká što éto sdélaju ― I’ll do it in the meanwhile.
  2. for now (at the moment; until later)
    пока́ всё ― poká vsjo ― that’s all; that will do
    Пока́ хва́тит, а за́втра посмо́трим ― Poká xvátit, a závtra posmótrim ― Тhat's enough for now and let's see (again) tomorrow.

Conjunction

пока́ • (poká)

  1. so long as, while
    Пока́ есть госуда́рство, нет свобо́ды. Когда́ бу́дет свобо́да, не бу́дет госуда́рства. (Влади́мир Ле́нин)
    Poká jestʹ gosudárstvo, net svobódy. Kogdá búdet svobóda, ne búdet gosudárstva. (Vladímir Lénin)
    While the State exists, there can be no freedom. When there is freedom there will be no State. (Vladimir Lenin)

Usage notes

The subordinate clause that has пока must have an imperfective verb. The main clause could either have an imperfective or a perfective verb.

Interjection

пока́ • (poká)

  1. bye; so long; I’ll see you later; see you soon.

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