muka
мука/mûka/ · fem.
RuNOUN
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trouble; hardship; difficultyImali smo muke s parkiranjem u centru. — We had trouble parking downtown.Jedva sam, s mukom, završio projekat. — I barely finished the project, with great difficulty.
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(muka mi je + dat.) nauseaMuka mi je od vožnje autobusom. — Riding the bus makes me feel sick.Muka mi je od njegovih laži. — I'm sick of his lies.
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torment; suffering; painGledati ga kako pati bila je prava muka. — Watching him suffer was real torment.
Flour in standard Serbian is brašno; múka for flour is regional.
Forms
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | muka | muke |
| Gen. | muke | muka |
| Dat. | muci | mukama |
| Acc. | muku | muke |
| Voc. | muko | muke |
| Ins. | mukom | mukama |
| Loc. | muci | mukama |
Antonyms:
lakoća, uživanje
Expressions
- na muci se poznaju junaci — a friend in need is a friend indeed