nad

над

/nâd/

PREPOSITION

(+ instr.) over; above

Nad stolom visi stara lampa. — An old lamp hangs over the table.

Avion leti nad gradom. — The plane is flying over the city.
(of power, victory) over

Nemaš nikakvu vlast nad mnom. — You have no power over me.

Zvezda je slavila pobedu nad Partizanom. — Zvezda celebrated a victory over Partizan.
(with verbs of thought, emotion) over; on

Satima je sedeo nad tim zadatkom. — He sat over that problem for hours.

Zamislila se nad njegovim rečima. — She pondered his words.

Normally takes the instrumental (nad stolom); the accusative is used only for motion and is rare.

Synonyms:

iznad

Antonyms: pod, ispod