trun
трунtrȗn · /trûːn/ · masc.
Suggest an editNOUN
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(usually in negation) a bit; a shredU toj priči nema ni truna istine. — There isn't a shred of truth in that story.Nije pokazao ni trun kajanja. — He didn't show a bit of remorse.
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a speck; a moteUpao mi je trun u oko. — I've got a speck in my eye.
Mostly used in negation: ni trun / ni truna; the diminutive trunka is often used in the same sense.
Expressions
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ni trun / ni truna — not a bit; not a shredNema ni truna sumnje da je on u pravu. — There isn't a shred of doubt that he is right.
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videti trun u tuđem oku, a ne videti brvno u svom — to see the mote in another's eye but not the beam in one's ownUvek vidiš trun u tuđem oku, a ne vidiš brvno u svom. — You always see the mote in others' eyes but not the beam in your own.
Declension, masc.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | trun | trunovi |
| Gen. | truna | trunova |
| Dat. | trunu | trunovima |
| Acc. | trun | trunove |
| Voc. | trune | trunovi |
| Ins. | trunom | trunovima |
| Loc. | trunu | trunovima |
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Updated 29 October 2026