željan
жељанžȅljan · /ʒêʎan/
Suggest an editADJECTIVE
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(+ gen.) eager for; hungry forMladi igrači su željni dokazivanja. — The young players are eager to prove themselves.Bio je željan znanja i mnogo je čitao. — He was hungry for knowledge and read a lot.
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(+ gen.) longing for; missingDeca su bila željna majke posle dugog puta. — After the long trip the children badly missed their mother.Željan sam domaće hrane. — I'm craving home-cooked food.
Usually takes the genitive: željan uspeha, željan odmora.
Declension by gender, singular
| masc. | fem. | neut. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | željan | željna | željno |
| Gen. | željna | željne | željna |
| Dat. | željnu | željnoj | željnu |
| Acc. | željan | željnu | željno |
| Voc. | željan | željna | željno |
| Ins. | željnim | željnom | željnim |
| Loc. | željnu | željnoj | željnu |
Declension by gender, plural
| masc. | fem. | neut. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | željni | željne | željna |
| Gen. | željnih | željnih | željnih |
| Dat. | željnim | željnim | željnim |
| Acc. | željne | željne | željna |
| Voc. | željni | željne | željna |
| Ins. | željnim | željnim | željnim |
| Loc. | željnim | željnim | željnim |
Comparison: željniji, željnija, željnije · najželjniji
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Updated 29 September 2026