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κακά
badly /kaˈka/
adverbB1#1199 most common
Also: poorly, wrongly
Example sentences
Το παιδί συμπεριφέρεται κακά.
The child behaves badly.
Μίλησε κακά για τον φίλο του.
He spoke badly about his friend.
Ένιωσα κακά όταν το άκουσα αυτό.
I felt bad when I heard that.
Η εταιρεία διαχειρίστηκε κακά την κρίση.
The company handled the crisis badly.
Αν συνεχίσεις να οδηγείς έτσι, θα καταλήξεις κακά.
If you keep driving like that, you will end up badly.
Οι επενδυτές αντέδρασαν κακά στην ανακοίνωση, προκαλώντας πτώση της μετοχής.
Investors reacted badly to the announcement, causing the stock to fall.
Word family
κακόςbad, evilκακίαmalice, badness
κακόan evil, harm
κακοποιόςwrongdoer, criminal
κακομαθαίνωto spoil someone through bad habits
Etymology
Κακά is the adverbial form of the adjective κακός, meaning bad or evil. Ancient Greek used the neuter plural of an adjective as an adverb, so κακά literally started as bad things and shifted to meaning badly. The origin of κακός itself is debated among linguists. Many scholars, including Beekes, consider it a word from a pre Greek substrate rather than inherited Indo-European vocabulary.
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