oštar
оштарȍštar · /ôʃtar/
ADJECTIVE
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(of a blade) sharpPazi, nož je veoma oštar. — Careful, the knife is very sharp.Ove makaze nisu dovoljno oštre. — These scissors aren't sharp enough.
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(of pain, wind, smell) sharp; biting; intenseOsetio sam oštar bol u leđima. — I felt a sharp pain in my back.Duvao je oštar, hladan vetar. — A biting cold wind was blowing.
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(of words, people, measures) harsh; severe; strictMinistar je dobio oštre kritike. — The minister received harsh criticism.Profesor je bio oštar prema studentima. — The professor was strict with the students.
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(of mind, eyesight, hearing) sharp; keenIma oštar um i brzo shvata. — He has a sharp mind and catches on quickly.Moja baka još ima oštro oko. — My grandmother still has a keen eye.
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(of an image, boundary) sharp; clear; distinctSlika na novom televizoru je veoma oštra. — The picture on the new TV is very sharp.Između ta dva pojma postoji oštra granica. — There is a clear line between those two concepts.
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(of an angle, turn) sharp; acutePosle mosta je oštra krivina. — There's a sharp bend after the bridge.Oštar ugao je manji od devedeset stepeni. — An acute angle is less than ninety degrees.
For spicy food Serbian usually uses ljut, not oštar.
Synonyms:
britak
strog
Expressions
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imati oštar jezik — to have a sharp tonguePazi šta joj pričaš, ima oštar jezik. — Watch what you tell her, she has a sharp tongue.
Declension by gender, singular
| masc. | fem. | neut. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | oštar | oštra | oštro |
| Gen. | oštra | oštre | oštra |
| Dat. | oštru | oštroj | oštru |
| Acc. | oštar | oštru | oštro |
| Voc. | oštar | oštra | oštro |
| Ins. | oštrim | oštrom | oštrim |
| Loc. | oštru | oštroj | oštru |
Declension by gender, plural
| masc. | fem. | neut. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | oštri | oštre | oštra |
| Gen. | oštrih | oštrih | oštrih |
| Dat. | oštrim | oštrim | oštrim |
| Acc. | oštre | oštre | oštra |
| Voc. | oštri | oštre | oštra |
| Ins. | oštrim | oštrim | oštrim |
| Loc. | oštrim | oštrim | oštrim |
Comparison: oštriji, oštrija, oštrije · najoštriji
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Updated 28 September 2026