VOCAB.RS

svetlo

светло

/sʋêtlo/ · neut.

Ru
NOUN
  1. light; lamp
    Upali svetlo, ništa ne vidim. — Turn on the light, I can't see anything.
    Ne zaboravi da ugasiš svetlo. — Don't forget to switch off the light.
  2. light
    U ovoj sobi ima mnogo svetla. — There's a lot of light in this room.
  3. (on roads or vehicles) traffic light; headlights
    Prešao je na crveno svetlo. — He went through a red light.
    Uključi svetla, pada mrak. — Turn on the headlights, it's getting dark.

Svetlo usually means a light source (a lamp), while svetlost is light as a physical phenomenon.

Synonyms:
svetlost lampa
Forms
singularplural
Nom.svetlosvetla
Gen.svetlasvetala
Dat.svetlusvetlima
Acc.svetlosvetla
Voc.svetlosvetla
Ins.svetlomsvetlima
Loc.svetlusvetlima
Antonyms: mrak, tama
Expressions
  • dati zeleno svetlo — to give the green light
  • izaći na svetlo dana — to come to light
© 2026 vocab.rs · Grammar data: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0