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šah

шах

šȁh · /ʃâx/ · masc.

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NOUN
  1. chess
    Deda 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.
  2. (in chess) check
    Pomerio je lovca i rekao: „Šah!“ — He moved his bishop and said, "Check!"
  3. shah
    Poslednji 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
  • držati u šahu — to keep in check
    Naša odbrana je držala njihovog napadača u šahu. — Our defence kept their striker in check.
Declension, masc.
singularplural
Nom.šahšahovi
Gen.šahašahova
Dat.šahušahovima
Acc.šahšahove
Voc.šašešahovi
Ins.šahomšahovima
Loc.šahušahovima
AI Updated 29 September 2026