Latest activity To encourage participation, please click 'Watch tag' to receive email notifications for new conversations. Croatian: svekšinum I'm reading the Croatian orthography from 1835, written in Kajkavian spelling. The introduction paragraph notes two groups of people that want to create a literary language in a wrong way. The general meaning is recognizable, but two words are not clear, zvekshinum and predpoztavlya. The text in... iezik Thread Aug 15, 2026 croatian Replies: 4 Forum: Other Slavic Languages Croatian: svekšinum Forum: Other Slavic Languages BCS: jež (inst.: ježom?) Bok, prijatelji :) I have been studying the language for a short time so far, so I appreciate all the help I can get... So, I was writing out the declensions for some random words using the tables on Wiktionary as my guide, when I came across the declensions for "jež": according to the table... pollohispanizado Thread Jul 22, 2026 bcs croatian Replies: 4 Forum: Other Slavic Languages BCS: jež (inst.: ježom?) pollohispanizado Forum: Other Slavic Languages BCMS: simbioza > simbiotski or simbiotički Hello, I am wondering whether "simbiotski" and "simbiotički" are both correct adjectival derivatives from "simbioza" in BCMS and whether there are any differences between the individual standard languages. I have found many examples of both, but only "simbiotski" is covered by Hrvatski jezični... 123xyz Thread Mar 13, 2026 bosnian croatian serbian Replies: 2 Forum: Other Slavic Languages BCMS: simbioza > simbiotski or simbiotički bosnian croatian serbian Forum: Other Slavic Languages I BCS: pripreža Context: "...hoće da pripreža i uhvati štetočinu..." Cannot find in Morton Benson or Matica Srpska dictionaries (nor Wiktionary, HJP, other online sources). ilikebeans Thread Feb 4, 2026 bosnian croatian serbian Replies: 5 Forum: Other Slavic Languages bosnian croatian serbian Forum: Other Slavic Languages BCSM - blok Hello, Can someone tell me the English translation of BCSM "blok" and Macedonian "блок", referring to a group of sheets of special paper for drawing and painting (e.g. with watercolors and pastels), commonly used by schoolchildren in art classes, e.g. of the kind in this ad. Thank you in advance 123xyz Thread Jan 31, 2026 bosnian croatian macedonian serbian Replies: 2 Forum: Other Slavic Languages bosnian croatian macedonian serbian Forum: Other Slavic Languages I BCS: odvuglo Context: "Sve je vlažno i odvuglo." Something to do with moisture but not sure exactly what. ilikebeans Thread Jan 21, 2026 bosnian croatian serbian Replies: 2 Forum: Other Slavic Languages bosnian croatian serbian Forum: Other Slavic Languages M Serbo-Croatian: Употреба инструментала Здраво, Са каквом смислом се употребљава инструментал у реченици "Којом гором идеш ти..." (из песме Драгане Мирковић)? Претпостављам да је исти смисао као "из које горе" али зашто имамо ту инструментал? Нисам видео досад друге примере за такву употребу. mandini Thread Jan 9, 2026 croatian serbian Replies: 4 Forum: Other Slavic Languages Serbo-Croatian: Употреба инструментала croatian serbian Forum: Other Slavic Languages P Stress in word Jugoslavija I saw this in Wiktionary: Jugòslāvija or Jugoslȃvija This struck me as strange. There are people who stress the second syllable? Is this a regionalism? I've only heard it stressed on the third syllable. polskajason Thread Oct 10, 2025 bosnian croatian serbian Replies: 17 Forum: Other Slavic Languages Stress in word Jugoslavija bosnian croatian serbian Forum: Other Slavic Languages K Translation help with postcards from ex-Yugoslavia Hi everyone, my name is Kuri. I am in research of my family roots and discovered several obscure postcards in the estate of my late father. All of them are written in (probably) Serbo-Croat (most of them are from Zagreb), well, at least in latin letters. :) A handful of sentences are easy to... KuriOsi1971 Thread Jun 13, 2025 croatian serbian Replies: 0 Forum: Other Slavic Languages Translation help with postcards from ex-Yugoslavia croatian serbian Forum: Other Slavic Languages M Кориштење инфинитива "пети" Здраво, налазио сам на сајту Wiktionary да глагол пењати има алтернативни инфинитив "пети". Моје питање је да ли се тај инфинитив користи у живом језику или не и да ли се пењати чешће користи? mandini Thread Apr 16, 2025 croatian serbian Replies: 3 Forum: Other Slavic Languages Кориштење инфинитива "пети" croatian serbian Forum: Other Slavic Languages N Da li gramatički ispravno gradimo? Trenutno se bavim nekim drugim bitnim životnim poljima, ali sam naišla na neke informacije na netu pa me zanima pojam ''fasada'' . Da li reč ''fasada'' uvek ostaje u jednini? Konretno videla sam ovde Fasade, cena 2024 :: Daibau.rs naslov je ''fasade'' - kao množina, u tekstu je ''cena fasade''... NecaPereca Thread Mar 11, 2025 croatian Replies: 1 Forum: Other Slavic Languages Da li gramatički ispravno gradimo? Forum: Other Slavic Languages BCSM: Telefonski priključak Hello, Can someone tell me the English term for "telefonski priključak" in contexts such as the following: "uz telefonski priključak odaberite tarifni model ili neki od paketa integriranih usluga iz naše ponude" "prva mogućnost je da vlasnik telefonskog priključka da ovjerenu izjavu kojom... 123xyz Thread Mar 10, 2025 bosnian croatian serbian Replies: 4 Forum: Other Slavic Languages BCSM: Telefonski priključak bosnian croatian serbian Forum: Other Slavic Languages G BCSM: ekonomski deo In Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian/Montenegrin, what does the term ekonomski deo generally refer to in the context of a house/building? I've heard that the ekonomski deo generally comprises the bathroom(s) and storage room(s), but I don't know if it's limited to that. (Also, if this terminology... Gavril Thread Feb 6, 2025 all slavic languages bosnian croatian serbian Replies: 1 Forum: Other Slavic Languages BCSM: ekonomski deo all slavic languages bosnian croatian serbian Forum: Other Slavic Languages P bistrica/bystrica in city names I've noticed quite a few city names across Slovakia, Slovenia and Croatia with this in the name. I know bistar/bistrina refers to clarity; does "bistrica"/"bystrica" mean something related with respect to a geographical feature? polskajason Thread Jan 14, 2025 all slavic languages croatian slovak slovenian Replies: 11 Forum: Other Slavic Languages bistrica/bystrica in city names all slavic languages croatian slovak slovenian Forum: Other Slavic Languages G BCSM: sliv (medical use) In a Croatian doctor's report, one reads: How is "sliv" being used here? Some sources suggest that it means "basin", but I am not sure that is its primary meaning (it is also equated with Slovenian sotočje "confluence", for example). Plus which, I haven't yet found any support for "left... Gavril Thread Dec 10, 2024 bosnian croatian serbian Replies: 3 Forum: Other Slavic Languages BCSM: sliv (medical use) bosnian croatian serbian Forum: Other Slavic Languages BCSM - Imperfective of "zaspati" and "usnuti" Hello, Is there a standard imperfective verb in BCSM meaning to "fall asleep", corresponding to perfective "zaspati" or "usnuti", which seem to be grammatically required after conjunctions such as "dok"? I have come across some examples online with "zaspivati" and "usnivati", from informal... 123xyz Thread Dec 10, 2024 bosnian croatian serbian Replies: 4 Forum: Other Slavic Languages BCSM - Imperfective of "zaspati" and "usnuti" bosnian croatian serbian Forum: Other Slavic Languages S Serbo-Croatian: putu mom I got a question regarding a song text: The passage got me wondering is: "putu mom tu je kraj" What case is "putu mom" in? I understand the sentence but wonder what happens grammar-wise here.... stjepanovicic Thread Oct 27, 2024 croatian Replies: 4 Forum: Other Slavic Languages Serbo-Croatian: putu mom Forum: Other Slavic Languages Sitni inventar Hello, Could someone tell me what the English equivalent of BCS "sitni inventar" would be (in opposition to "osnovno sredstvo"), as in the following examples: Sitni inventar se smatra imovinom koja ima vijek trajanja kraći od godine dana i jedinični trošak nabave manji od 3.500,00 kn (bez... 123xyz Thread Aug 30, 2024 bosnian croatian serbian Replies: 2 Forum: Other Slavic Languages bosnian croatian serbian Forum: Other Slavic Languages BCS: Je li moguće zaključiti sve oblike imenica iz oblika N i G jednine te N i G množine? Dobra večer! Rjecnik.hr kod svake imenice daje ove oblike i htio bih znati je li moguće zaključiti naglaske ostalih oblika iza njih? Ako jest, kakva je formula? Kuningas Sokeri II Thread Feb 10, 2024 croatian Replies: 2 Forum: Other Slavic Languages BCS: Je li moguće zaključiti sve oblike imenica iz oblika N i G jednine te N i G množine? Kuningas Sokeri II Forum: Other Slavic Languages P BCS: stress in -anje gerunds Is there a rule governing where the stress falls in -anje gerunds? Sometimes it's the penultimate syllable (like osiguránje) and other times the antepenultimate (like predávanje). polskajason Thread Jan 11, 2024 bosnian croatian serbian Replies: 3 Forum: Other Slavic Languages BCS: stress in -anje gerunds bosnian croatian serbian Forum: Other Slavic Languages BCS: svugde/svugdje vs svuda Hello, As far as I gather, in BCS the locative interrogative forms "kuda" and "gde/gdje" differ in that the former is directional/allative, meaning "to which place" (archaic English "whither"), whereas the latter is stative, meaning "at which place". However, it seems to me that the... 123xyz Thread Nov 27, 2023 bosnian croatian serbian Replies: 2 Forum: Other Slavic Languages BCS: svugde/svugdje vs svuda bosnian croatian serbian Forum: Other Slavic Languages BCS: ubrk Hello, Could someone tell me the meaning of "ubrk" in BCS? I have been unable to find it in any dictionary, except orthographic dictionaries which specify that the correct spelling is "ubrk" and not "u brk". Below are some examples: "Imao sam teške razgovore između ostalog i sa Milanom... 123xyz Thread Oct 9, 2023 bosnian croatian serbian Replies: 3 Forum: Other Slavic Languages bosnian croatian serbian Forum: Other Slavic Languages Croatian: Pjaca Hello, does the Croatian surname Pjaca (e.g. footballer Marko Pjaca) come from Italian Piazza 'square'? They have a similar pronunciation. Linnets Thread Oct 9, 2023 croatian Replies: 1 Forum: Other Slavic Languages Croatian: Pjaca Forum: Other Slavic Languages G Croatian: abbreviations "th", "org" Hello, An excerpt from a doctor's (neurologist) report: It seems as though "dg." stands for "dijagnoza" and "MCI" stands for "mild cognitive impairment". But what about "org." and "th"? (I thought that "th" might be short for "therapy", i.e. medical treatment, but the Croatian word for this... Gavril Thread Sep 20, 2023 croatian Replies: 3 Forum: Other Slavic Languages Croatian: abbreviations "th", "org" Forum: Other Slavic Languages Sistem sala/систем сала (BCS) Hello, Could someone suggest an English translation for the term "sistem sala" in BCS (or Macedonian, assuming it has the same meaning in both languages), for example in the following sentences found online: "Sistem sala Centra informacionog sistema, koja je srce informacionog sistema... 123xyz Thread Sep 13, 2023 bosnian croatian macedonian serbian Replies: 0 Forum: Other Slavic Languages Sistem sala/систем сала (BCS) bosnian croatian macedonian serbian

Forum: Other Slavic Languages Croatian: Kakva je razlika između prezenta i futura prvog svršenih glagola? Kao je u naslovu: kakva je razlika između, na primjer, "pojedem" i "pojest ću"? Hvala i unaprijed ako mi može netko pomoći. Kuningas Sokeri II Thread Aug 11, 2023 croatian Replies: 3 Forum: Other Slavic Languages Croatian: Kakva je razlika između prezenta i futura prvog svršenih glagola? Kuningas Sokeri II Forum: Other Slavic Languages D Serbo-Croatian: Banska Hrvatska Nakon što su se tek skrasili, ne mogu izbjeći progone, naročito iz Slovenije iz koje su protjerani 1496, iz Dubrovnika, Banske Hrvatske, Židovi su raspršeni po raznim državama. Is it OK to translate Banska Hrvatska as "Kingdom of Croatia"? thank you Dla Czego Thread Jul 22, 2023 bosnian croatian serbian Replies: 3 Forum: Other Slavic Languages Serbo-Croatian: Banska Hrvatska bosnian croatian serbian Forum: Other Slavic Languages Croatian: bio je Dobar Dan. Yesterday, I read a book 'Jedan dan u životu'. but, the first sentence makes me confusion. when I studied Croatian grammar, 'on je bio' was right answer. but, in novel, 'Stephen Spaulding bio je vrlo sretan čovjek, ato je neto ato ne možete reći za većinu ljudi.' Why not 'je bio'? ryukun325 Thread Jul 13, 2023 croatian Replies: 3 Forum: Other Slavic Languages Croatian: bio je Forum: Other Slavic Languages Croatian: Pogledao je u smjele, tamne oči žene koja Hello! I am currently reading the book "Ross Poldark" by Winston Graham in Croatian, and came across to this: "Pogledao je u smjele, tamne oči žene koja <-blah blah->". The English version I have says "He stared into the bold dark eyes of a woman who <-blah blah->". "Smjele" seems hence to have... Kuningas Sokeri II Thread Jun 15, 2023 croatian Replies: 3 Forum: Other Slavic Languages Croatian: Pogledao je u smjele, tamne oči žene koja Kuningas Sokeri II Forum: Other Slavic Languages Croatian/Bosnian: rekoh li ... rekoh li Smeće jedno podlo, fašistoidno, rekoh li smeće, rekoh li podlo Što znači rekoh li ... rekoh li? You can translate it into English: You mean piece of junk, you fascist piece of junk ....? Deseret13 Thread Jan 11, 2023 croatian Replies: 4 Forum: Other Slavic Languages Croatian/Bosnian: rekoh li ... rekoh li Forum: Other Slavic Languages Croatian: šta da? Hi there. I moved to Croatia a few years ago and since I have been here I always see the inscription "šta da?" everywhere. I wonder what is the meaning of this phrase. Literally, this means "What? Yes" and makes no sense to me. tamadekk Thread Sep 6, 2022 croatian Replies: 3 Forum: Other Slavic Languages Croatian: šta da? Forum: Other Slavic Languages B Standard Croatian Hi there! Can someone tell me where in Croatia they speak the variety of Croatian that people (even if irrationally) regard as the "best" or "most correct" Croatian? I know that from the viewpoint of linguistics there is no such a thing, but socially, in most countries, ordinary people usually... Bilmemki Thread Aug 19, 2022 croatian Replies: 2 Forum: Other Slavic Languages Standard Croatian Forum: Other Slavic Languages G BCS: закључење брака / zaključenje braka A legal document from Serbia speaks of "закључење брака", which I think would be written "zaključenje braka" in the Latin alphabet (and in Bosnian and Croatian). Does this mean the actual termination (nullification or similar) of a marriage? Or, is this a case where "conclude" is being used in... Gavril Thread May 25, 2022 bosnian croatian serbian Replies: 2 Forum: Other Slavic Languages BCS: закључење брака / zaključenje braka bosnian croatian serbian Forum: Other Slavic Languages Does Croatian contain more Slavic words than Serbian/Bosnian? Is it true that Croatian is "more Slavic" than Serbian lexically, with more Slavic words instead of Western borrowings? And what about Bosnian, I haven't known of it as much? Nikined Thread Apr 29, 2022 croatian serbian Replies: 7 Forum: Other Slavic Languages Does Croatian contain more Slavic words than Serbian/Bosnian? croatian serbian Forum: Other Slavic Languages J Serbian/Croatian: Kako pristojno i srdacno nazvati dijete Bio sam u bgd u jednom hostelu kad jos nisam znao govoriti na nasem, i sad kad se podsjecam na to bas me zanime kak bi trebao nazvat i pozdravit curicu od 4 5 god vlasnice onoga hostela kad sam tek stigao kod njih. ,,Mala'' kazem bi bilo neuljudno a isto nebi htio zvuci kao da sam joj stranac il... jeanvanier Thread Mar 20, 2022 croatian macedonian serbian Replies: 2 Forum: Other Slavic Languages Serbian/Croatian: Kako pristojno i srdacno nazvati dijete croatian macedonian serbian Forum: Other Slavic Languages J ,,te u tom smislu djeluju drzavne institucije'' Evo ljudi mozete mi malo objasniti sta ovo znaci:,,Vlada Republike Hrvatske odlucno se protivi svim oblicima govora mrznje[...] od strane pojedinaca i skupina koje se ne mire s postojanjem moderne...[...] hrvatske drzave, te u tom smislu djeluju drzavne institucije''. Hvala unaprijed jeanvanier Thread Mar 18, 2022 bosnian croatian macedonian serbian slovenian Replies: 1 Forum: Other Slavic Languages ,,te u tom smislu djeluju drzavne institucije'' bosnian croatian macedonian serbian slovenian Forum: Other Slavic Languages Croatian: djeluje samostalno i neovisno. .."svaka Boba djeluje samostalno i neovisno". • Each Bean acts independently and independently. nema smisla ponavljati istu riječ. Kako prevesti bolje? ovo je rečenica i jednog statuta gdje je opisana organizacija jednog društvenog pokreta "Mreža ZaBrata" Struktura organizacije je : Vijeće... onitamo Thread Mar 18, 2022 croatian serbian Replies: 2 Forum: Other Slavic Languages Croatian: djeluje samostalno i neovisno. croatian serbian Forum: Other Slavic Languages P Croatian: pronunciation of name/word Slavenka I have an aunt named Slavenka; in our family (Dalmatian but have lived in Zagreb for a very long time), we pronounce it with the stress on the 2nd syllable (sla-VEN-ka). Another friend, from Zagreb, pronounces it with stress on the first syllable (SLA-ven-ka). What is the "rule" here or is it... polskajason Thread Mar 18, 2022 croatian Replies: 2 Forum: Other Slavic Languages Croatian: pronunciation of name/word Slavenka Forum: Other Slavic Languages J Povjeravati Koji je zavrsaven oblik rijeci ,,povjeravati''. jeanvanier Thread Mar 18, 2022 bosnian croatian macedonian serbian slovenian Replies: 1 Forum: Other Slavic Languages bosnian croatian macedonian serbian slovenian Forum: Other Slavic Languages L Croatian declension of adjectives: "Crno vino, crne oči" Hello, everybody! I have a question regarding Croatian declension of adjectives. I was yesterday listening to the song "Crno vino, crne oči" by Ivana Kovač, which I translate as "Red wine, black eyes" (I know that 'red wine' is said in Croatian either 'crno vino' or 'crveno vino'). But a... Lukas_HR Thread Jan 30, 2022 croatian Replies: 3 Forum: Other Slavic Languages Croatian declension of adjectives: "Crno vino, crne oči" Forum: Other Slavic Languages Croatian: iznos Kako pravilno formulirati ovu rečenicu: Iznos / cijenu / svotu mogu vam doznačiti (da vam doznačim?) na vaš bankovni račun. I can transfer the amount (money) to your bank account. Kada želiš obaviti kupnju na internetu. Deseret13 Thread Oct 19, 2021 croatian Replies: 2 Forum: Other Slavic Languages Croatian: iznos Forum: Other Slavic Languages G Serbo-Croatian: Lokativ Da li postoje bilo koji slučajevi gde se lokativ razlikuje od dativa? grasseater Thread Aug 18, 2021 bosnian croatian serbian Replies: 2 Forum: Other Slavic Languages Serbo-Croatian: Lokativ bosnian croatian serbian Forum: Other Slavic Languages C Serbian/Croatian: čućemo se već My question is regarding the expression: "čućemo se već". I get the meaning, ie "we will speak"..but not sure of the connotation. Is it hopeful, slightly hostile or?! Thanks in advance! cheeseandporto08 Thread May 30, 2021 croatian serbian Replies: 5 Forum: Other Slavic Languages Serbian/Croatian: čućemo se već cheeseandporto08 croatian serbian Forum: Other Slavic Languages Croatian: The Earth is and so are we. Molim kako ovu zadnju rečenicu posložiti a da bude jasno.? We are moving into a different physical form. The Earth is and so are we." ----------------------------- Zemlja je pa smo tako i mi..? Da li vam je tako jasno? mene je malo zbunilo "Zemlja je...) Što je? bolje bi mi zvučalo.."... onitamo Thread May 4, 2021 croatian serbian Replies: 2 Forum: Other Slavic Languages Croatian: The Earth is and so are we. croatian serbian Forum: Other Slavic Languages Croatian: crescendoing Kako to reči na Hrvatskom? ne sviđa mi se "krešendovanje" "is simply crescendoing and growing louder and louder until everybody simply hears." onitamo Thread May 3, 2021 croatian serbian Replies: 2 Forum: Other Slavic Languages Croatian: crescendoing croatian serbian Forum: Other Slavic Languages Croatian: rekalibracija Ima li hrvatski izraz za recalibration ili treba usvojiti strani izraz? "But it's not just a readjustment, it's a recalibration." onitamo Thread May 3, 2021 croatian Replies: 2 Forum: Other Slavic Languages Croatian: rekalibracija Forum: Other Slavic Languages Croatian: you that obeyed Please how to translate properly? It's the old frequency you that obeyed. That's the old frequency you that was wired into the old system, position of you is confusing. onitamo Thread Apr 24, 2021 croatian Replies: 9 Forum: Other Slavic Languages Croatian: you that obeyed Forum: Other Slavic Languages Croatian: It's the old frequency you that obeyed "It's the old frequency you that obeyed." Kako ispravno prevesti? Ja sam shvatila " To je vaša stara frekvencija da poslušate" There is one more similar sentence and position of this "you " confuses me. here is whole more text What is the slave self? It's the old frequency you that obeyed... onitamo Thread Apr 24, 2021 croatian serbian Replies: 2 Forum: Other Slavic Languages Croatian: It's the old frequency you that obeyed croatian serbian Forum: Other Slavic Languages Je-imperfectives across languages The most widespread pattern of forming secondary imperfectives in Slavic is exemplified by the following Old Church Slavonic type: pasti, padǫ (perfective) → padati, padajǫ (imperfective) obrězati, obrěžǫ → obrězati, obrězajǫ sъzьdati, sъziždǫ → sъzidati, sъzidajǫ narešti, narekǫ → naricati... ahvalj Thread Mar 19, 2021 all slavic languages croatian serbian Replies: 16 Forum: Other Slavic Languages Je-imperfectives across languages all slavic languages croatian serbian Forum: Other Slavic Languages S немам новца... На руском се каже “у меня нет денег” (I’ve got no money) и не “у меня нет деньги”. На исти начин се каже (увек?) “немам новца” и не “немам новац” на српском. Немам времена, немам хлеба, немају млека у продавници, итд. А шта је са множином? Чини ми се да се може рећи “немају колача” а такође... serbianfan Thread Mar 8, 2021 bosnian croatian serbian Replies: 6 Forum: Other Slavic Languages bosnian croatian serbian Forum: Other Slavic Languages