prost
простprȍst · /prôst/
ADJECTIVE
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simple; easyOdgovor 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.
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colloq. (of a person, speech) rude; vulgar; crudeNemoj 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.
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dated (of people, social origin) common; lowly; of the common folkProst narod nije mnogo mario za politiku. — The common folk didn't care much about politics.
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(of a number) primeSedam je prost broj. — Seven is a prime number.
Said of a person, "prost" usually means rude or vulgar, not simple or easy-going.
Synonyms:
Expressions
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prost kao pasulj — as easy as pieNe 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. | prost | prosta | prosto |
| Gen. | prosta | proste | prosta |
| Dat. | prostu | prostoj | prostu |
| Acc. | prost | prostu | prosto |
| Voc. | prost | prosta | prosto |
| Ins. | prostim | prostom | prostim |
| Loc. | prostu | prostoj | prostu |
Declension by gender, plural
| masc. | fem. | neut. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | prosti | proste | prosta |
| Gen. | prostih | prostih | prostih |
| Dat. | prostim | prostim | prostim |
| Acc. | proste | proste | prosta |
| Voc. | prosti | proste | prosta |
| Ins. | prostim | prostim | prostim |
| Loc. | prostim | prostim | prostim |
Comparison: prostiji, prostija, prostije · najprostiji
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Updated 29 September 2026