već

See also: vec, věc, več, and vëc

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vęťь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋêt͡ɕ/

Adverb

vȅć (Cyrillic spelling ве̏ћ)

1. already

   Rekao sam ti već da ne mogu da ga vidim. ― I already told you I can't see it.

2. (intensifier) already

   Samo kreni već jednom! ― Just go already!

3. by now

   Ne znam gdje su, već su trebali stići. ― I don't know where they are, they should have arrived by now.

4. (Croatia, Kajkavian) more

Synonyms

• (by now): dosad
• (Croatia) jur
• (Kajkavian) vre

Conjunction

vȅć (Cyrillic spelling ве̏ћ)

1. (following a negation) but, but rather (see also nȅgo)
   • 1891, recorded by Vuk Stefanović Karadžić, Srpske narodne pjesme:

     Da iz neba plaha kiša padne, / niđe ne bi na zemljicu pala, / već na dobre konje i junake.

     If from the sky an impetuous rain were to fall, / nowhere would it fall on the soil, / but rather on good horses and heroes.