objekat

1. building; facility; premises
   Pušenje je zabranjeno u ugostiteljskim objektima. — Smoking is banned in bars and restaurants.
   Grad gradi novi sportski objekat na Novom Beogradu. — The city is building a new sports facility in New Belgrade.
2. object; thing
   Na nebu se pojavio neki svetleći objekat. — Some glowing object appeared in the sky.
3. (of something) object; subject
   Ova biljka je objekat mog istraživanja. — This plant is the object of my research.
4. (in grammar) object
   U rečenici „Čitam knjigu” reč „knjigu” je objekat. — In the sentence "Čitam knjigu", the word "knjigu" is the object.

In Serbia the word often means a building or venue (ugostiteljski objekat — a café or restaurant); the form objekt is more typical of Croatia.