riba
риба/rîba/ · fem.
RuNOUN
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fishU ovoj reci ima mnogo ribe. — There are a lot of fish in this river.Deca su gledala ribe u akvarijumu. — The kids were watching the fish in the aquarium.
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(as food) fishPetkom obično jedemo ribu. — We usually eat fish on Fridays.Da li volite pečenu ribu? — Do you like grilled fish?
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slang chick; babeVidi kakva je riba ušla u kafić! — Look at the babe who just walked into the café!Njegova riba radi u banci. — His girl works at a bank.
In the sense "girl" the word is very informal and can sound disrespectful.
Forms
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | riba | ribe |
| Gen. | ribe | riba |
| Dat. | ribi | ribama |
| Acc. | ribu | ribe |
| Voc. | ribo | ribe |
| Ins. | ribom | ribama |
| Loc. | ribi | ribama |
Expressions
- zdrav kao riba — fit as a fiddle
- kao riba u vodi — like a fish in water; in one's element
- nem kao riba — silent as the grave
- riba smrdi od glave — the fish rots from the head down