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munja

муња

múnja · /mǔːɲa/ · fem.

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NOUN
  1. lightning; flash of lightning
    Cele noći su sevale munje. — Lightning flashed all night.
    Posle munje se čuo jak grom. — After the lightning came a loud clap of thunder.
  2. colloq. (of a person or machine) very fast person or thing
    Ovaj novi laptop je prava munja. — This new laptop is lightning fast.

For lightning striking someone, Serbs usually say "udario ga je grom", not "munja".

Expressions
  • brz kao munja — quick as lightning
    Mali je brz kao munja, niko ga ne može stići. — The kid is quick as lightning, nobody can catch him.
Declension, fem.
singularplural
Nom.munjamunje
Gen.munjemunja
Dat.munjimunjama
Acc.munjumunje
Voc.munjomunje
Ins.munjommunjama
Loc.munjimunjama
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