sreća
срећа/srêt͡ɕa/ · fem.
RuNOUN
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luck; fortuneImali smo sreće, stigli smo na poslednji autobus. — We were lucky, we caught the last bus.Srećno na ispitu, puno sreće! — Good luck on the exam, best of luck!
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happinessNovac ne donosi sreću. — Money doesn't bring happiness.Plakala je od sreće. — She cried with happiness.
"Imati sreće" (genitive) means to be lucky: Imao sam sreće — I was lucky.
Synonyms:
Forms
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | sreća | sreće |
| Gen. | sreće | sreća |
| Dat. | sreći | srećama |
| Acc. | sreću | sreće |
| Voc. | srećo | sreće |
| Ins. | srećom | srećama |
| Loc. | sreći | srećama |
Expressions
- sreća u nesreći — a blessing in disguise; a stroke of luck in bad times
- na sreću — fortunately