VOCAB.RS

a

а

/a/

Ru

CONJUNCTION

and; but; whereas

Ja pijem kafu, a ona čaj. — I drink coffee, and she drinks tea.

Učio sam ceo dan, a ništa nisam zapamtio. — I studied all day, but I didn't remember a thing.
CONJUNCTION

(at the start of a question) and; so

A ti, kako si? — And you, how are you?

A kada polazi voz? — So when does the train leave?
CONJUNCTION

(a da + negative verb) without

Otišao je a da se nije ni pozdravio. — He left without even saying goodbye.

Prošla je pored mene a da me nije pogledala. — She walked past me without looking at me.
INTERJECTION

oh; ah

A, to si ti! Nisam te prepoznao. — Oh, it's you! I didn't recognise you.

A, sad razumem šta hoćeš. — Ah, now I get what you want.

«A» marks a mild contrast; use «ali» for a stronger 'but' and «i» for simple 'and'.

Synonyms:

ali nego dok

Expressions

a kamoli — let alone
a da? — oh really?