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prost

прост

prȍst · /prôst/

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ADJECTIVE
  1. simple; easy
    Odgovor je prost, samo treba malo razmisliti. — The answer is simple, you just need to think a little.
    Ovo je prosta rečenica sa jednim glagolom. — This is a simple sentence with one verb.
  2. colloq. (of a person, speech) rude; vulgar; crude
    Nemoj da budeš tako prost pred decom. — Don't be so crude in front of the kids.
    Priča proste viceve na svakoj žurci. — He tells dirty jokes at every party.
  3. dated (of people, social origin) common; lowly; of the common folk
    Prost narod nije mnogo mario za politiku. — The common folk didn't care much about politics.
  4. (of a number) prime
    Sedam je prost broj. — Seven is a prime number.

Said of a person, "prost" usually means rude or vulgar, not simple or easy-going.

Antonyms:
Expressions
  • prost kao pasulj — as easy as pie
    Ne brini, ceo postupak je prost kao pasulj. — Don't worry, the whole procedure is as easy as pie.
Declension by gender, singular
masc.fem.neut.
Nom.prostprostaprosto
Gen.prostaprosteprosta
Dat.prostuprostojprostu
Acc.prostprostuprosto
Voc.prostprostaprosto
Ins.prostimprostomprostim
Loc.prostuprostojprostu
Declension by gender, plural
masc.fem.neut.
Nom.prostiprosteprosta
Gen.prostihprostihprostih
Dat.prostimprostimprostim
Acc.prosteprosteprosta
Voc.prostiprosteprosta
Ins.prostimprostimprostim
Loc.prostimprostimprostim
Comparison: prostiji, prostija, prostije · najprostiji
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