beg
бегbȇg · /bêːɡ/ · masc.
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escape; flightLopov se dao u beg čim je video policiju. — The thief took flight as soon as he saw the police.Za njega su knjige beg od stvarnosti. — For him, books are an escape from reality.
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(in the ottoman empire) beySelo je nekada pripadalo jednom begu. — The village once belonged to a bey.
For escaping from prison, "bekstvo" is more usual.
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dati se u beg — to take flight; to run awayKad je čuo sirenu, dao se u beg. — When he heard the siren, he took to his heels.
Declension, masc.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | beg | begovi |
| Gen. | bega | begova |
| Dat. | begu | begovima |
| Acc. | beg | begove |
| Voc. | beže | begovi |
| Ins. | begom | begovima |
| Loc. | begu | begovima |
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Updated 28 September 2026