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Translations for what's in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.what [(h)wɒt] PRON

1. what interrog (asking for specific information):

what

šta

what is your name?

kako se zoveš?

what are you looking for?

šta tražiš?

what on earth ...? inf

šta za ime sveta ...?

what about sb/sth? inf

šta misliš o nekome/nečemu?

what about taking a few days off?

šta misliš o tome [or kako bi bilo] da uzmeš nekoliko slobodnih dana?

what for? (why)

zašto?

what for? inf (why is sth being done?)

zarad čega?

what is sb/sth like?

kakav je neko/kakvo je nešto?

what if ...?

šta ako ...?

so what? inf

pa šta?

2. what relative (thing or things that):

what

šta

I can't decide what to do next

ne mogu da odlučim šta sledeće da uradim

what's more ...

štaviše ...

3. what relative (used as an introduction):

you'll never guess what ...

nikada nećeš pogoditi šta ...

4. what relative (whatever):

what

šta god

do what you can but I don't think anything will help

uradi šta god možeš ali mislim da ništa neće pomoći

5. what in exclamations:

what

šta

is he stupid or what?

da li je glup ili mu fali nešto drugo?

Phrases:

to have what it takes

imati ono što je potrebno

Judith knows what's what

Džudit zna šta jeste

and what not often pej inf

a šta nije

II.what [(h)wɒt] ADJ

1. what (which):

what

koji

what

kakav

what time is it?

koliko je sati?

what sort of

kakav

2. what (used for emphasis):

what

kakav

what a day!

kakav dan!

what luck!

kakva sreća!

what a pity!

kakva šteta!

III.what [(h)wɒt] ADV (to what extent?)

what

koliko

what

kako

what does it matter?

šta ima veze? inf

IV.what [(h)wɒt] INTERJ

1. what inf (pardon?):

what? I can't hear you

šta? ne čujem te

2. what (showing surprise or disbelief):

what! you left him there alone!

šta! ostavio si ga samog tamo!

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what a carry-on!

kakva zbrka!

what bliss!

kakvo blaženstvo!

what the dickens ...?

šta kog vraga ...?

what are you driving at?

na šta ciljaš?

what's said cannot be unsaid prov

izrečeno se ne može povući

what a bore!

kakva gnjavaža!

considering how/what ...

uzimajući u obzir kako/šta ...

what time is the curfew?

u koliko sati nastupa policijski čas?

what ails you?

šta te muči?

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and what did you say to that?

i šta si ti rekla na to?

what's the going rate for babysitters nowadays?

koliko se sada plaćaju bejbisiterke?

what do you make of his speech?

šta misliš o njegovom govoru?

what are you looking so pleased about?

što si tako veseo?

what's that got to do with it?

kakve to veze ima sa tim?

what about taking a few days off?

šta misliš o tome [or kako bi bilo] da uzmeš nekoliko slobodnih dana?

I can't decide what to do next

ne mogu da odlučim šta sledeće da uradim

Judith knows what's what

Džudit zna šta jeste

to know what's what

znati šta je šta

how/what/where/who/why the devil ...?

kako/šta/gde/ko/zašto dođavola ...?