kesa
кесаkȅsa · /kêsa/ · fem.
NOUN
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(plastic, paper) bag; plastic bagDa li vam treba kesa? — Do you need a bag?Stavila sam hleb u kesu. — I put the bread in the bag.
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(under the eyes) bags under the eyesPosle tri noći bez sna imam kese ispod očiju. — After three sleepless nights I have bags under my eyes.
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dated (for money) pouch; purseDeda je čuvao novac u kožnoj kesi. — Grandpa kept his money in a leather pouch.
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(in anatomy) sac; bladderOperisali su mu žučnu kesu. — They removed his gallbladder.
In Serbia this is the everyday word for a shopping bag; "vrećica" (a diminutive of vreća) is also Serbian, just less common.
Expressions
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žučna kesa — gallbladderBolovi su dolazili od žučne kese. — The pain was coming from the gallbladder.
Declension, fem.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | kesa | kese |
| Gen. | kese | kesa |
| Dat. | kesi | kesama |
| Acc. | kesu | kese |
| Voc. | keso | kese |
| Ins. | kesom | kesama |
| Loc. | kesi | kesama |
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Updated 28 September 2026