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prema

//prêma//
Serbo-Croatianprep
Ћирилица: премаone entry, two scripts

Definitions

  1. 1.
    towards, at (in the direction of)
    • Idem prema kući.

      I'm going toward the house.

  2. 2.
    opposite (= nàprema, nȁprem)
    • S(j)edni prema meni.

      Sit opposite me.

    • Stajali su jedan prema drugome.

      They were standing opposite one another.

  3. 3.
    by, according to, in accordance with (= nàprema, nȁprem)
    • prema tome

      therefore

    • prema mom mišljenju

      in my opinion

    • prema našim potrebama

      according to our needs

  4. 4.
    in comparison with, compared to (= nàprema, nȁprem)
    • Prema njemu, svi smo mi amateri.

      Compared to him, we are all amateurs.

  5. 5.
    to, towards, for, of (of feelings and affection) (= nàprema, nȁprem)
    • ljubav prema d(j)eci

      love for the children

    • Budi dobar prema njoj.

      Be kind to her.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *prěmъ, *pręmъ.

Forms

  • prȅmacanonical
  • пре̏маcyrillic

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