naivan
наиванnȁīvan · /nâiːʋan/
ADJECTIVE
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naive; gullibleBio sam naivan i poverovao sam mu. — I was naive and believed him.To je veoma naivno pitanje. — That's a very naive question.
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colloq. (usually with negation) harmless; trivialPovreda nije naivna, pauziraće mesec dana. — The injury is no joke, he'll be out for a month.Na prvi pogled je delovalo naivno. — At first glance it looked harmless.
"Nije naivno" usually means "it's serious", not "it isn't naive", though the literal meaning is also possible in a suitable context.
Declension by gender, singular
| masc. | fem. | neut. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | naivan | naivna | naivno |
| Gen. | naivna | naivne | naivna |
| Dat. | naivnu | naivnoj | naivnu |
| Acc. | naivan | naivnu | naivno |
| Voc. | naivan | naivna | naivno |
| Ins. | naivnim | naivnom | naivnim |
| Loc. | naivnu | naivnoj | naivnu |
Declension by gender, plural
| masc. | fem. | neut. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | naivni | naivne | naivna |
| Gen. | naivnih | naivnih | naivnih |
| Dat. | naivnim | naivnim | naivnim |
| Acc. | naivne | naivne | naivna |
| Voc. | naivni | naivne | naivna |
| Ins. | naivnim | naivnim | naivnim |
| Loc. | naivnim | naivnim | naivnim |
Comparison: naivniji, naivnija, naivnije · najnaivniji
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Updated 6 October 2026