VOCAB.RS

što

што

/ʃtô/

Ru

PRONOUN

(in relative clauses) that; which; what

To je sve što znam o njemu. — That's all I know about him.

Uradi ono što ti je rekao lekar. — Do what the doctor told you.
ADVERB

colloq. (in questions) why

Što nisi došao sinoć? — Why didn't you come last night?

Što me tako gledaš? — Why are you looking at me like that?
ADVERB

(+ comparative) as … as possible; the … the

Javi mi se što pre. — Get back to me as soon as possible.

Što više učiš, to više znaš. — The more you study, the more you know.
CONJUNCTION

(after words of feeling) that; because

Drago mi je što si došla. — I'm glad you came.

Ljut je što ga niko nije zvao. — He's angry that nobody called him.

In Serbia the question word for 'what?' is šta; što is used as a relative word, for 'why', and in comparisons.

Synonyms:

zašto koji

Forms


Nom.	što, šta
Gen.	čega, čeg
Dat.	čemu
Acc.	što, šta
Voc.	—
Ins.	čim, čime
Loc.	čem, čemu

Expressions

što pre, to bolje — the sooner the better
što se tiče — as far as … is concerned; as for