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Definitions

1. 1.
   for (expressing a reason)

   • glasati za nekoga

     to vote for somebody

   • prodati nešto za 100 dolara

     to sell something for a hundred dollars

   • platiti za radoznalost

     to pay for one's curiosity

2. 2.
   behind, in back of, at (without change of position, answering the question gdjȅ/gdȅ)

   • sjediti/sedeti za stolom

     to sit at the table

   • Idi za mnom.

     Follow me. (Go behind me.)

3. 3.
   during

   • za dana

     during the day, during daylight

   • za života

     during one's life

   • za vr(ij)eme rata

     during the war

4. 4.
   to, toward

   • cesta za Beč

     the road to Vienna

   • putovati za Beč

     to travel to Vienna

5. 5.
   in (in expressions with time)

   • doći opet za nekoliko dana

     to come back in a few days

   • pretrčati 100 metara za 9 sekundi

     to run 100 meters in 9 seconds

6. 6.
   by

   • uzeti za ruku

     to take by the hand

   • uhvatiti za ruku

     to grab by the arm

   • vući za uši

     to pull by the ears

7. 7.
   for, as (with verbs denoting naming, appointing, declaring, considering, etc.)

   • postaviti nekoga za preds(j)ednika

     to appoint somebody president

   • držati nekoga za pametnog čov(j)eka

     to consider somebody a smart person

8. 8.
   after

   • jedan za drugim

     one after another

   • praviti grešku za greškom

     to make one error after another; to make errors repeatedly

   • Ponovite za mnom.

     Repeat after me.

9. 9.
   for

   • tugovati za nekim

     to grieve for somebody

   • čeznuti za srećom

     to yearn for happiness

   • Ljudi koji svakodnevno imaju potrebu za čokoladnim stvarima.

     People who have a daily need for chocolate stuff.

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