jama

јама

jȁma · /jâma/ · fem.

NOUN

(in the ground) pit; hole

Radnici su iskopali duboku jamu za temelje. — The workers dug a deep pit for the foundations.

Kuća nema kanalizaciju, samo septičku jamu. — The house has no sewer, only a septic tank.
(in karst) cave; pothole

Speleolozi su se spustili u jamu duboku dvesta metara. — The cavers descended into a pit cave two hundred metres deep.
(of a mine) mine; pit

Rudari su ceo dan proveli u jami. — The miners spent the whole day down the pit.

An ordinary cave with a horizontal entrance is more often called "pećina".

Synonyms:

rupa

Expressions

ko drugome jamu kopa, sam u nju pada — he who digs a pit for others falls into it himself

Hteo je da nam napakosti, ali ko drugome jamu kopa, sam u nju pada. — He wanted to harm us, but whoever digs a pit for others falls into it himself.

Declension, fem.

AI Updated 23 October 2026