šah
шахšȁh · /ʃâx/ · masc.
NOUN
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chessDeda me je naučio da igram šah. — My grandpa taught me to play chess.Svake večeri igraju šah u parku. — They play chess in the park every evening.
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(in chess) checkPomerio je lovca i rekao: „Šah!“ — He moved his bishop and said, "Check!"
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shahPoslednji iranski šah napustio je zemlju 1979. — The last Shah of Iran left the country in 1979.
In the sense "chess" it is singular: igrati šah.
Expressions
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držati u šahu — to keep in checkNaša odbrana je držala njihovog napadača u šahu. — Our defence kept their striker in check.
Declension, masc.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | šah | šahovi |
| Gen. | šaha | šahova |
| Dat. | šahu | šahovima |
| Acc. | šah | šahove |
| Voc. | šaše | šahovi |
| Ins. | šahom | šahovima |
| Loc. | šahu | šahovima |
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Updated 29 September 2026