VOCAB.RS

po

по

/pô/

Ru

PREPOSITION

(+ loc.) around; all over

Šetali smo po gradu ceo dan. — We walked around the city all day.

Stvari su ti razbacane po sobi. — Your stuff is scattered all over the room.
PREPOSITION

(+ loc.) according to; by

Po mom mišljenju, to je greška. — In my opinion, that's a mistake.

Po zanimanju je lekar. — He's a doctor by profession.
PREPOSITION

(+ acc., with motion verbs) for; to get

Idem po hleb. — I'm going to get bread.

Doći ću po tebe u sedam. — I'll pick you up at seven.
PARTICLE

each; apiece

Deca su dobila po jednu jabuku. — The children got one apple each.

Uzmite po dva komada. — Take two pieces each.
ADVERB

(in i po) and a half

Čekam te već sat i po. — I've been waiting for you for an hour and a half.

Vidimo se u pet i po. — See you at half past five.

The meaning depends on the case: po + loc. means 'around, according to', po + acc. means 'to fetch'.

Expressions

korak po korak — step by step
po svaku cenu — at any cost