ruka
рука/rǔːka/ · fem.
RuNOUN
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hand; armOperi ruke pre ručka. — Wash your hands before lunch.Slomio je ruku na skijanju. — He broke his arm skiing.
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help; a handTreba mi pomoćna ruka oko selidbe. — I need a helping hand with the move.
'Ruka' covers both hand and arm; 'šaka' means only the hand.
Synonyms:
Forms
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | ruka | ruke |
| Gen. | ruke | ruku |
| Dat. | ruci | rukama |
| Acc. | ruku | ruke |
| Voc. | ruko | ruke |
| Ins. | rukom | rukama |
| Loc. | ruci | rukama |
Expressions
- ruku na srce — hand on heart; honestly
- iz prve ruke — first-hand
- ruka ruku mije — one hand washes the other
- imati pune ruke posla — to have one's hands full