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  What it means

  Literally “as only / as soon as.” Means “as soon as” — introducing a condition that triggers an immediate result. Slightly more colloquial than ‘gdy tylko’.

  Vocabulary

  • jak — as / when
  • tylko — only / just

  Grammar note

  A subordinating conjunction. Interchangeable with 'gdy tylko' in most contexts, but 'jak tylko' is more common in spoken Polish.

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