ovaj
Esperanto
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ovaj
- plural of ova
Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Slavic *ovъ + *jь. Akin to kȁj, ònāj, tȃj.
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]òvāj (Cyrillic spelling о̀ва̄ј)
- (proximal demonstrative) this, this one
- ovaj put ― this time
- ovog(a) puta ― this time
- ova zima ― this winter
- (substantively, mildly impolite) this one
- ovaj vas traži ― this one is looking for you
- (colloquial, neuter, genitive) small in amount or value
- ovo stvari ― small thing(s)
Declension
[edit]Declension of ovaj
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | òvāj | òvā | òvō | |
| genitive | òvōg(a) | òvē | òvōg(a) | |
| dative | òvōm(u/e) | òvōj | òvōm(u/e) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate |
òvāj òvōg(a) |
òvū | òvō |
| vocative | - | - | - | |
| locative | òvōm(e/u) | òvōj | òvōm(e/u) | |
| instrumental | òvīm(e) | òvōm | òvīm(e) | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | òvī | òvē | òvā | |
| genitive | òvīh | òvīh | òvīh | |
| dative | òvīm | òvīm | òvīm | |
| accusative | òvē | òvē | òvā | |
| vocative | - | - | - | |
| locative | òvīm | òvīm | òvīm | |
| instrumental | òvīm | òvīm | òvīm | |
Related terms
[edit]Interjection
[edit]òvāj (Cyrillic spelling о̀ва̄ј)
- filled pause; er, uh, um
References
[edit]- “ovaj”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024