VOCAB.RS

ma

ма

/mâ/

Ru
INTERJECTION
  1. colloq. (at the start of a sentence) oh; ah; whatever
    Ma pusti to, nije važno. — Oh, forget it, it's not important.
    Ma nema veze, sutra ćemo. — Ah, never mind, we'll do it tomorrow.
  2. colloq. (at the start of a sentence) what; why
    Ma kako je to moguće?! — How on earth is that possible?!
    Ma šta ti pričaš? — What are you even talking about?

With pronouns it forms generalizations: ma ko, ma šta — "whoever, whatever".

Expressions
  • ma daj — come on; oh, please
  • ma nemoj — you don't say; no way
  • ma kakvi — no way; not at all
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