pedantan
педантанpèdantan · /pědantan/
Suggest an editADJECTIVE
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(of a person, work) meticulous; precise; neatMoja šefica je veoma pedantna i ništa joj ne promakne. — My boss is very meticulous and nothing gets past her.Uradio je pedantan posao, sve je savršeno složeno. — He did a meticulous job; everything is perfectly arranged.
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derog. pedantic; nitpickingNe budi tako pedantan, nije bitno gde stoji zarez. — Don't be so pedantic, it doesn't matter where the comma goes.
In Serbian the word is usually a compliment, meaning 'meticulous, tidy', rather than a criticism.
Declension by gender, singular
| masc. | fem. | neut. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | pedantan | pedantna | pedantno |
| Gen. | pedantna | pedantne | pedantna |
| Dat. | pedantnu | pedantnoj | pedantnu |
| Acc. | pedantan | pedantnu | pedantno |
| Voc. | pedantan | pedantna | pedantno |
| Ins. | pedantnim | pedantnom | pedantnim |
| Loc. | pedantnu | pedantnoj | pedantnu |
Declension by gender, plural
| masc. | fem. | neut. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | pedantni | pedantne | pedantna |
| Gen. | pedantnih | pedantnih | pedantnih |
| Dat. | pedantnim | pedantnim | pedantnim |
| Acc. | pedantne | pedantne | pedantna |
| Voc. | pedantni | pedantne | pedantna |
| Ins. | pedantnim | pedantnim | pedantnim |
| Loc. | pedantnim | pedantnim | pedantnim |
Comparison: pedantniji, pedantnija, pedantnije · najpedantniji
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Updated 6 October 2026