Definitions
- 1.to, on, onto (with change of position, answering the question kùda)
ићи на концерт
to go to a concert
ставити књигу на сто(л)
to put a book on the table
- 2.on, at, in (without change of position, answering the question gdjȅ/gdȅ)
књига је на столу
the book is on the table
бити на концерту
to be at the concert
бити на улици
to be in the street
- 3.by, for, at (in expressions with time)
отићи некуда на пар дана
to go somewhere for a couple of days
на љето/лето
next summer, the following summer
на вр(иј)еме
on time
- 4.to indicate a source of power or energy
подморница на атомски погон
nuclear-powered submarine
- 5.Here you are! Take it!
- 6.Help yourself!
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *na.
Forms
- naromanization