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How - translation, pronunciation and examples

how
/haʊ/

how

🇺🇸 American English
/haʊ/
🇬🇧 British English
/haʊ/
🇷🇺 Russian
[kak]
Meaning of how

asks about the way something happened

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Part of speechadverb
Pronunciation/haʊ/
CEFRA1
How important is this wordvery often
how

When to use how

How do you make

Как ты готовишь этот торт?

how the machine works

Можешь показать мне, как работает этот аппарат?

how usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Как ты готовишь этот торт?

How do you make this cake?

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Можешь показать мне, как работает этот аппарат?

Can you show me how the machine works?

Similar words

how

primary question word asking about manner or way

in what manner

formal phrase for asking about manner or style of action

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how belongs to the topic "Top 300". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

howкак
togetherвместе
oftenчасто
rarelyредко
earlyрано
lateпоздно
todayсегодня

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What's the difference between how / in what manner

🇬🇧English
how

primary question word asking about manner or way

A1Very Often

How did you do it?

Как ты это сделал?

I
🇬🇧English
in what manner

formal phrase for asking about manner or style of action

A1Rarely

In what manner should the form be completed?

В какой манере следует заполнить форму?

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how translation: как. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce how

/haʊ/

how translation

как

how examples

How do you make this cake?

how transcription

/haʊ/, /haʊ/

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how meaning: what does it mean?

asks about the way something happened

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How do you make this cake? Translation: Как ты готовишь этот торт?

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