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petlja

петља

pȅtlja · /pêtʎa/ · fem.

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NOUN
  1. loop; noose
    Napravi petlju i provuci konopac kroz nju. — Make a loop and pull the rope through it.
  2. colloq. (imati petlju) guts; nerve
    Nije imao petlju da joj kaže istinu. — He didn't have the guts to tell her the truth.
    Kako imaš petlju da mi to kažeš? — How do you have the nerve to tell me that?
  3. (of roads) interchange; junction
    Na petlji kod Autokomande je gužva. — There's a traffic jam at the Autokomanda interchange.
  4. (in programming) loop
    Program je upao u beskonačnu petlju. — The program got stuck in an infinite loop.

In the sense "guts" it is almost always used as imati / nemati petlju.

Synonyms:
Declension, fem.
singularplural
Nom.petljapetlje
Gen.petljepetalja
Dat.petljipetljama
Acc.petljupetlje
Voc.petljopetlje
Ins.petljompetljama
Loc.petljipetljama
AI Updated 29 September 2026