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bolan

болан

bȏlan · /bôːlan/

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ADJECTIVE
  1. (physically) painful; sore
    Posle treninga su mi noge bolne. — My legs are sore after the workout.
    Ova injekcija nije mnogo bolna. — This injection isn't very painful.
  2. (emotionally) painful
    Rastanak je bio bolan za oboje. — The breakup was painful for both of them.
    To je bolna istina, ali istina. — It's a painful truth, but it's the truth.
INTERJECTION
  1. regional colloq. (in address) hey; man
    Bolan, jesi li ti normalan? — Man, are you out of your mind?

The address form "bolan" is typical of Bosnia; in Serbia it occurs in regional speech and among speakers with Bosnian backgrounds, and is also used jokingly.

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Expressions
  • bolna tačka — sore spot; sore point
    Plata mu je bolna tačka, ne pominji je. — His salary is a sore point, don't mention it.
Declension by gender, singular
masc.fem.neut.
Nom.bolanbolnabolno
Gen.bolnabolnebolna
Dat.bolnubolnojbolnu
Acc.bolanbolnubolno
Voc.bolanbolnabolno
Ins.bolnimbolnombolnim
Loc.bolnubolnojbolnu
Declension by gender, plural
masc.fem.neut.
Nom.bolnibolnebolna
Gen.bolnihbolnihbolnih
Dat.bolnimbolnimbolnim
Acc.bolnebolnebolna
Voc.bolnibolnebolna
Ins.bolnimbolnimbolnim
Loc.bolnimbolnimbolnim
Comparison: bolniji, bolnija, bolnije · najbolniji
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