jadan
јадан/jâdan/
RuADJECTIVE
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(expressing sympathy) poor; wretchedJadno dete, ceo dan nije jelo. — Poor child, he hasn't eaten all day.Jao, jadna ja, šta ću sad? — Oh, poor me, what am I going to do now?
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(of quality, amount) miserable; patheticRadi za jadnu platu od trideset hiljada. — He works for a pathetic salary of thirty thousand.To je bio jadan izgovor. — That was a lame excuse.
The adverb jadno is common in osećati se jadno 'to feel miserable'.
Synonyms:
Forms
| masc. | fem. | neut. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | jadan | jadna | jadno |
| Gen. | jadna | jadne | jadna |
| Dat. | jadnu | jadnoj | jadnu |
| Acc. | jadan | jadnu | jadno |
| Voc. | jadan | jadna | jadno |
| Ins. | jadnim | jadnom | jadnim |
| Loc. | jadnu | jadnoj | jadnu |
Comparative: jadniji
Antonyms:
srećan