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akcent

акцент

àkcent · /ǎkt͡sent/ · masc.

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NOUN
  1. accent
    Govori srpski sa jakim ruskim akcentom. — He speaks Serbian with a strong Russian accent.
  2. (in linguistics) stress
    Gde je akcent u ovoj reči? — Where is the stress in this word?
  3. (akcent na + acc./loc.) emphasis; focus
    Ove godine akcent je na zdravoj ishrani. — This year the focus is on healthy eating.

The variant "akcenat" is very common in Serbia. In the sense "emphasis", verbs like staviti, baciti take the accusative (staviti akcenat na zdravu ishranu), while with biti the locative is used (akcenat je na zdravoj ishrani).

Synonyms:
Declension, masc.
singularplural
Nom.akcentakcenti
Gen.akcentaakcenata
Dat.akcentuakcentima
Acc.akcentakcente
Voc.akcenteakcenti
Ins.akcentomakcentima
Loc.akcentuakcentima
AI Updated 6 October 2026