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čovjek

//t͡ʃǒʋjek/ | /t͡ʃôʋjek//
Serbo-Croatiannoun

Grammatical form

čovjek is the person form of integrity, mensch.

Definitions

  1. 1.
    man, person
    • Jeste li vid(j)eli ovog čov(j)eka?

      Have you seen this man?

    • Ti si mrtav čov(j)ek.

      You're a dead man.

    • Zanemarite čov(j)eka iza zav(j)ese.

      Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

  2. 2.
    human
    • Ne želim biti čov(j)ek, želim biti robot!

      I don't want to be human, I want to be a robot!

    • Nisi zao, samo si...čov(j)ek.

      You're not evil, you're just...human.

  3. 3.
    used as an indefinite, general subject; any person in the given situation
    • Vrijeme i narav bijahu neopisivo sumorni. U takvim časovima čovjek biva zlovoljan, dremovan i nezadovoljan.

      The weather and nature were indescribably dismal. In such moments, one becomes ill-willed, drowsy and dissatisfied.

Synonyms & related words

Word family
Related words (2)
  • Čović
  • Čovo

Etymology

From older človjek, from Proto-Slavic *čьlověkъ, *čelověkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kelawaikas.

Forms

  • čòvjekcanonical
  • čȍvjekanimate • canonical • masculine
  • чо̀вјекcyrillic
  • чо̏вјекcyrillic
  • čovekalternative • ekavian
  • čovikalternative • chakavian • ikavian
  • človikalternative • chakavian • ikavian
  • človekalternative • kajkavian • archaic
  • človjekalternative • obsolete
  • čoekalternative • regional
  • čojekalternative • regional
  • čoikalternative • regional
  • čokalternative • regional
  • čekalternative • regional
  • šlovekalternative • regional
  • šovekalternative • regional
Nominative
Singular
čòvjek, čȍvjek
Plural
ljȗdi, čòvjeci
Genitive
Singular
čòvjeka, čovjèka, čȍvjeka
Plural
ljúdī, čȍvjēkā, čòvjēkā
Dative
Singular
čòvjeku, čovjèku, čȍvjeku
Plural
ljúdima, čòvjecima
Accusative
Singular
čòvjeka, čovjèka, čȍvjeka
Plural
ljȗde, čòvjeke
Vocative
Singular
čȍvječe, čòvječe
Plural
ljȗdi, čòvjeci
Locative
Singular
čòvjeku, čovjèku, čȍvjeku
Plural
ljúdima, čòvjecima
Instrumental
Singular
čòvjekom, čovjèkom, čȍvjekom
Plural
ljúdima, čòvjecima

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