manjak
мањакmánjak · /mǎːɲak/ · masc.
NOUN
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(+ gen.) lack; shortageStalno sam umoran zbog manjka sna. — I'm always tired from lack of sleep.Bolnice imaju veliki manjak medicinskih sestara. — Hospitals have a serious shortage of nurses.
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(of money) deficit; shortfallNa kraju smene u kasi je bio manjak od dve hiljade dinara. — At the end of the shift the till was two thousand dinars short.
What is lacking goes in the genitive: manjak vremena, manjak novca.
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Declension, masc.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | manjak | manjci |
| Gen. | manjak | manjaka |
| Dat. | manjku | manjcima |
| Acc. | manjak | manjke |
| Voc. | manjku | manjci |
| Ins. | manjkom | manjcima |
| Loc. | manjku | manjcima |
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Updated 29 September 2026