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propast

пропаст

prȍpāst · /prôpaːst/ · fem.

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NOUN
  1. ruin; collapse; downfall
    Firma je na ivici propasti. — The company is on the brink of ruin.
    Kocka ga je dovela do propasti. — Gambling led to his downfall.
  2. colloq. disaster; total flop
    Koncert je bio totalna propast. — The concert was a total disaster.

For a physical chasm Serbian uses provalija or ponor, not propast.

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  • srljati u propast — to rush headlong to ruin
    Ako ovako nastavi, srlja u propast. — If he carries on like this, he's heading for ruin.
Declension, fem.
singularplural
Nom.propastpropasti
Gen.propastipropasti
Dat.propastipropastima
Acc.propastpropasti
Voc.propastipropasti
Ins.propašćupropastima
Loc.propastipropastima
AI Updated 29 September 2026