slučaj
случај/slût͡ʃaːj/ · masc.
RuNOUN
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case; instance; occurrenceU tom slučaju ostajemo kod kuće. — In that case we're staying home.Ovo nije prvi takav slučaj. — This isn't the first such case.
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(police, legal, medical) casePolicija još istražuje slučaj. — The police are still investigating the case.Zabeleženo je deset novih slučajeva gripa. — Ten new flu cases have been recorded.
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chance; coincidenceUpoznali smo se čistim slučajem. — We met purely by chance.
"By chance" is slučajno; "in case" is u slučaju da.
Synonyms:
Forms
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | slučaj | slučajevi |
| Gen. | slučaja | slučajeva |
| Dat. | slučaju | slučajevima |
| Acc. | slučaj | slučajeve |
| Voc. | slučaju | slučajevi |
| Ins. | slučajem | slučajevima |
| Loc. | slučaju | slučajevima |
Antonyms:
namera
Expressions
- za svaki slučaj — just in case
- u svakom slučaju — in any case; anyway
- ni u kom slučaju — under no circumstances
- igrom slučaja — by chance; as luck would have it