temelj
темељtèmelj · /těmeʎ/ · masc.
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(of a building) foundationRadnici su danas izlili temelje kuće. — The workers poured the house's foundations today.
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foundation; basisPoverenje je temelj svakog odnosa. — Trust is the foundation of every relationship.Škola ti daje temelje za dalje učenje. — School gives you the foundations for further learning.
In the building sense it is often plural: temelji.
Expressions
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iz temelja — fundamentally; from the ground upMoramo iz temelja promeniti sistem. — We have to change the system from the ground up.
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do temelja — to the groundStara zgrada je srušena do temelja. — The old building was razed to the ground.
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postaviti temelje — to lay the foundationsTaj naučnik je postavio temelje moderne fizike. — That scientist laid the foundations of modern physics.
Declension, masc.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | temelj | temelji |
| Gen. | temelja | temelja |
| Dat. | temelju | temeljima |
| Acc. | temelj | temelje |
| Voc. | temelju | temelji |
| Ins. | temeljem | temeljima |
| Loc. | temelju | temeljima |
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Updated 29 September 2026