svrha
сврха/sʋřxa/ · fem.
RuNOUN
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purpose; point; aimKoja je svrha ovog sastanka? — What's the point of this meeting?Podaci se koriste samo u svrhu istraživanja. — The data are used only for research purposes.
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(usually plural) cause; purposesSkupljaju novac za dobrotvorne svrhe. — They're collecting money for charity.
The phrase u svrhu + genitive means 'for the purpose of': u svrhu zaštite.
Forms
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | svrha | svrhe |
| Gen. | svrhe | svrha |
| Dat. | svrsi | svrhama |
| Acc. | svrhu | svrhe |
| Voc. | svrho | svrhe |
| Ins. | svrhom | svrhama |
| Loc. | svrsi | svrhama |
Expressions
- nema svrhe — there's no point; it's pointless