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oštar

оштар

ȍštar · /ôʃtar/

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ADJECTIVE
  1. (of a blade) sharp
    Pazi, nož je veoma oštar. — Careful, the knife is very sharp.
    Ove makaze nisu dovoljno oštre. — These scissors aren't sharp enough.
  2. (of pain, wind, smell) sharp; biting; intense
    Osetio sam oštar bol u leđima. — I felt a sharp pain in my back.
    Duvao je oštar, hladan vetar. — A biting cold wind was blowing.
  3. (of words, people, measures) harsh; severe; strict
    Ministar je dobio oštre kritike. — The minister received harsh criticism.
    Profesor je bio oštar prema studentima. — The professor was strict with the students.
  4. (of mind, eyesight, hearing) sharp; keen
    Ima 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.
  5. (of an image, boundary) sharp; clear; distinct
    Slika 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.
  6. (of an angle, turn) sharp; acute
    Posle 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
Antonyms:
Expressions
  • imati oštar jezik — to have a sharp tongue
    Pazi šta joj pričaš, ima oštar jezik. — Watch what you tell her, she has a sharp tongue.
Declension by gender, singular
masc.fem.neut.
Nom.oštaroštraoštro
Gen.oštraoštreoštra
Dat.oštruoštrojoštru
Acc.oštaroštruoštro
Voc.oštaroštraoštro
Ins.oštrimoštromoštrim
Loc.oštruoštrojoštru
Declension by gender, plural
masc.fem.neut.
Nom.oštrioštreoštra
Gen.oštrihoštrihoštrih
Dat.oštrimoštrimoštrim
Acc.oštreoštreoštra
Voc.oštrioštreoštra
Ins.oštrimoštrimoštrim
Loc.oštrimoštrimoštrim
Comparison: oštriji, oštrija, oštrije · najoštriji
AI Updated 28 September 2026