zapreka
запрекаzȃpreka · /zâːpreka/ · fem.
NOUN
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Croat. obstacle; hindranceNedostatak novca je glavna zapreka za ovaj projekat. — Lack of money is the main obstacle to this project.Nema nikakvih zapreka da počnemo sutra. — There's nothing stopping us from starting tomorrow.
In Serbia: prepreka. In Serbian legal usage an impediment to marriage is bračna smetnja (bračna zapreka is the Croatian term).
Declension, fem.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | zapreka | zapreke |
| Gen. | zapreke | zapreka |
| Dat. | zapreci | zaprekama |
| Acc. | zapreku | zapreke |
| Voc. | zapreko | zapreke |
| Ins. | zaprekom | zaprekama |
| Loc. | zapreci | zaprekama |
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Updated 30 October 2026