Akým

Akým is a Slovak word that functions as the instrumental singular form of the interrogative determiner aký, meaning “what kind of” or “which.” It is used to ask about the manner, quality, or means by which something is done, and it can appear in questions and exclamations. In phrases such as akým spôsobom, it literally means “in what way” or “by what means.”

Morphology and usage notes: akým is the instrumental masculine and neuter singular form. For feminine nouns the corresponding instrumental singular is akou, and the instrumental plural form is akými for all genders. The base form aký is used for masculine nominative, while feminine and neuter nominatives are aká andaké respectively in other cases. akým is commonly found in questions like Akým spôsobom to funguje? or Akým nástrojom to dosiahli? It can also appear in exclamations to describe a kind of thing, as in Akým veľkým prekvapením to bolo.

Etymology and related forms: aký comes from the same Proto-Slavic root that underlies podob words in related languages, such as Czech jaký and, in other branches, forms used to express “what kind of.” The Slovak form preserves the distinctive diacritic on the ending and its instrumental variant akým, reflecting Slovak’s adjective-like declension patterns.

See also: aký, aká,aké, akýkoľvek. The word is a basic component of question formation and attribute specification in Slovak, and it participates in a range of expressions that inquire about type, quality, or means.