već

већ

/ʋêt͡ɕ/

ADVERB

already; by now

Već sam ručao, hvala. — I've already had lunch, thanks.

Već je kasno, idemo kući. — It's late already, let's go home.
ADVERB

colloq. (expressing impatience) already

Ajde već jednom, kasnimo! — Come on already, we're late!
CONJUNCTION

(after a negation) but; but rather

Nije to moj brat, već moj drug. — That's not my brother but my friend.

Ne treba ti novac, već odmor. — You don't need money but a rest.

After a negation, "već" in the sense "but rather" is interchangeable with "nego".

Synonyms:

nego ali

Antonyms: još

Expressions