ma
//mâ//
Serbo-Croatianintj
Definitions
- 1.bah, whatever
- 2.Placed at the beginning of a sentence to add intensity and surprise
Ma kako?!
How?!
Ma gdje?
Where in the world...?
Ma da?
Really?
- 3.Placed at the beginning of a sentence to express dismissal and indignation
Ma ne.
No way.
Ma daj.
Oh come on.
Ma kakvi.
Impossible.
- 4.Used to emphasize sarcasm
Ma da!/Ma svakako!/Ma naravno!
Yeah, sure.
Ma nemoj.
Oh you don't say?
Ma nikad niste vi krivi.
Of course it can never be your fault.
Etymology
From Italian ma, reinforced by Ancient Greek μά (má); both ultimately from Latin magis.
Forms
- mȁcanonical
- ма̏cyrillic