iz
из/îz/
RuPREPOSITION
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(+ gen.) out of; fromIzašao je iz sobe bez reči. — He left the room without a word.Izvadi telefon iz torbe. — Take the phone out of the bag.
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(of origin) fromPetar je iz Kragujevca. — Petar is from Kragujevac.To sam pročitao iz novina. — I read that in the newspaper.
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(of motive) out of; forPitao sam samo iz radoznalosti. — I only asked out of curiosity.
Always takes the genitive; iz means from inside something, od from a person or surface.
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u
Expressions
- iz dna duše — from the bottom of one's heart