ovaj

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈovai̯/
• Rhymes: -ovai̯
• Syllabification: o‧vaj

Adjective

ovaj

1. plural of ova

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ovъ + *jь. Akin to kȁj, ònāj, tȃj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǒʋaːj/
• Hyphenation: o‧vaj

Pronoun

òvāj ? (Cyrillic spelling о̀ва̄ј)

1. (proximal demonstrative) this, this one

   ovaj put ― this time

   ovog(a) puta ― this time

   ova zima ― this winter

2. (substantively, mildly impolite) this one

   ovaj vas traži ― this one is looking for you

3. (colloquial, neuter, genitive) small in amount or value

   ovo stvari ― small thing(s)

Declension

Declension of ovaj

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		òvāj	òvā	òvō
genitive		òvōg(a)	òvē	òvōg(a)
dative		òvōm(u/e)	òvōj	òvōm(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	òvāj òvōg(a)	òvū	òvō
vocative		-	-	-
locative		òvōm(e/u)	òvōj	òvōm(e/u)
instrumental		òvīm(e)	òvōm	òvīm(e)
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		òvī	òvē	òvā
genitive		òvīh	òvīh	òvīh
dative		òvīm	òvīm	òvīm
accusative		òvē	òvē	òvā
vocative		-	-	-
locative		òvīm	òvīm	òvīm
instrumental		òvīm	òvīm	òvīm

Related terms

• ònāj
• tȃj

Interjection

òvāj (Cyrillic spelling о̀ва̄ј)

1. filled pause; er, uh, um

Descendants

• → Pannonian Rusyn: овай (ovaj)

References

• “ovaj”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026