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Definitions

1. 1.
   from, since

   • од Загреба до Београда

     from Zagreb to Belgrade

   • од Триглава до Демир Капије

     from Triglav to Demir Kapija (the territory of Yugoslavia 1945-1992)

   • од Задра до Скадра

     from Zadar to Shkodër (the Yugoslav territory south of the Dinarides)

2. 2.
   of

   • село од три куће

     a village of three houses

   • један од њих

     one of them

   • човјек од (своје) р(иј)ечи

     a man of his word

3. 3.
   [with genitive] than

   • Авиони су бржи од хеликоптера.

     Airplanes are faster than helicopters.

   • Старији је од своје сестре.

     He is older than his sister.

4. 4.
   made of, made out of, made from

   • столица од дрвета

     a chair made of wood

   • Пластика се производи од нафте.

     Plastic is made from oil.

   • У сламовима, људи често живе у кућама направљеним од отпадног метала.

     In slums, people often live in houses made out of scrap metal.

5. 5.
   [with genitive] by (usually followed by стране ("side/party") denoting the party which is doing the action; active form is preferred in formal language)

   • Бомба је била пронађена од (стране) полиције.

     The bomb was found by the police.

6. 6.
   because of, from, with (denoting a direct or indirect cause)

   • Умрла је од рака коже.

     She died of skin cancer.

   • Умрла је од алкохолизма.

     She died from alcoholism.

   • умр(иј)ети од досаде

     to die of boredom

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