istina
истина/îstina/ · fem.
RuNOUN
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truthReci mi istinu. — Tell me the truth.Da li je to istina? — Is that true?
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(parenthetical) admittedly; trueIstina, stan je mali, ali je jeftin. — Admittedly, the flat is small, but it's cheap.
'That's true' is to je istina; for 'really?' Serbs often say stvarno?
Forms
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | istina | istine |
| Gen. | istine | istina |
| Dat. | istini | istinama |
| Acc. | istinu | istine |
| Voc. | istino | istine |
| Ins. | istinom | istinama |
| Loc. | istini | istinama |
Expressions
- istini za volju — truth be told