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naivan

наиван

nȁīvan · /nâiːʋan/

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ADJECTIVE
  1. naive; gullible
    Bio sam naivan i poverovao sam mu. — I was naive and believed him.
    To je veoma naivno pitanje. — That's a very naive question.
  2. colloq. (usually with negation) harmless; trivial
    Povreda 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.

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Declension by gender, singular
masc.fem.neut.
Nom.naivannaivnanaivno
Gen.naivnanaivnenaivna
Dat.naivnunaivnojnaivnu
Acc.naivannaivnunaivno
Voc.naivannaivnanaivno
Ins.naivnimnaivnomnaivnim
Loc.naivnunaivnojnaivnu
Declension by gender, plural
masc.fem.neut.
Nom.naivninaivnenaivna
Gen.naivnihnaivnihnaivnih
Dat.naivnimnaivnimnaivnim
Acc.naivnenaivnenaivna
Voc.naivninaivnenaivna
Ins.naivnimnaivnimnaivnim
Loc.naivnimnaivnimnaivnim
Comparison: naivniji, naivnija, naivnije · najnaivniji
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