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napast

напаст

nápast · /nǎːpast/ · fem.

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NOUN
  1. (of people, animals, things) pest; nuisance; plague
    Komarci su ovog leta prava napast. — The mosquitoes are a real plague this summer.
    Taj komšija je prava napast, stalno nešto traži. — That neighbour is a real pest, he's always asking for something.
  2. formal (usually in doći u napast) temptation
    Došla sam u napast da pročitam njegove poruke. — I was tempted to read his messages.
  3. affliction; calamity
    Snašla nas je nova napast. — A new calamity has befallen us.

For 'temptation' the usual word in Serbia is iskušenje (dovesti u iskušenje, pasti u iskušenje); napast in this sense occurs mainly in the phrase doći u napast da… The primary meanings of napast are 'pest, nuisance, plague' and 'affliction, calamity'.

Expressions
  • doći u napast — to be tempted (to do something)
    Došao sam u napast da sve ostavim i odem. — I was tempted to drop everything and leave.
Declension, fem.
singularplural
Nom.napastnapasti
Gen.napastinapasti
Dat.napastinapastima
Acc.napastnapasti
Voc.napastinapasti
Ins.napastinapastima
Loc.napastinapastima
AI Updated 29 October 2026