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nešto

//nêʃto//
Serbo-Croatianpronadv
Ћирилица: нештоone entry, two scripts

Definitions

  1. 1.
    something
  2. 2.
    for a bit, for a while
    • Док се Сима грејао и одмарао у колиби, ја сам нешто стајао, а нешто шетао по доста дубоку снегу испред колибе.

      While Sima was resting and warming himself up, I stood for a bit and walked a bit in deep snow in front of the cottage.

  3. 3.
    somewhat, a bit
  4. 4.
    (not) very
    • Mislim, nisam nešto posebno uzrujan, niti sam nešto puno hendikepiran što sam Jugosloven, niti sam nešto mnogo ponosan.

      I mean, I'm not very upset, nor am I very handicapped being a Yugoslav, nor am I very proud.

  5. 5.
    somehow, it seems
  6. 6.
    indicates that the speaker is hesitant to talk about the circumstances of the statement
    • Evo, bio do grada, da se promuvam, pa idem kući, nešto sam se posvađao sam Brankom, iznervirao me je.

      I was just downtown, only to get around a bit and then go home, I had [a bit] of a fight with Branko, he pissed me off [I won't bore you with the details].

Synonyms & related words

Related words (1)
  • nȅkāko

Etymology

From ne- + štȍ.

Forms

  • nȅštocanonical
  • не̏штоcyrillic
Nominative
Singular
Plural
nȅšto
Genitive
Singular
Plural
nȅčeg, nȅčega
Dative
Singular
Plural
nȅčem, nȅčemu
Accusative
Singular
Plural
nȅšto
Vocative
Singular
Plural
-
Locative
Singular
Plural
nȅčem, nȅčemu
Instrumental
Singular
Plural
nȅčim

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