blizak
близак/blîzak/
RuADJECTIVE
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(in space or time) near; close; imminentKupili smo stan u bliskoj budućnosti. — We'll buy a flat in the near future.Rešenje je blizu, ali još nije tu. — The solution is close, but not here yet.
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(of people) close; intimateNas dvoje smo veoma bliski prijatelji. — The two of us are very close friends.Proslavu je organizovao samo za bliske rođake. — He organised the party only for close relatives.
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(+ dat.) close to; similar toSrpski je veoma blizak hrvatskom. — Serbian is very close to Croatian.Izvori bliski vladi to demantuju. — Sources close to the government deny it.
Meaning "close to something", it takes the dative without a preposition: blizak ministarstvu.
Synonyms:
prisan
sličan
Forms
| masc. | fem. | neut. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | blizak | bliska | blisko |
| Gen. | bliska | bliske | bliska |
| Dat. | blisku | bliskoj | blisku |
| Acc. | blizak | blisku | blisko |
| Voc. | blizak | bliska | blisko |
| Ins. | bliskim | bliskom | bliskim |
| Loc. | blisku | bliskoj | blisku |
Comparative: bliži
Expressions
- Bliski istok — the Middle East