još

See also: Appendix:Variations of "jos"

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• jȍšte, jȍšt

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *(j)ešče, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁esk(ʷ)e(h₁).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jôʂ/

Adverb

jȍš (Cyrillic spelling јо̏ш)

1. (with genitive when followed by a noun) more, another

   daj mi još vina ― give me more wine

   strpi se još malo ― have a bit more patience

   koliko ćeš još ostati? ― how much longer will you stay?

2. still

   još uv(ij)ek radim za istu kompaniju ― I'm still working for the same company

3. way back, already

   upoznao sam je još prošle zime ― I've met her way back last winter

4. even (emphasizing a comparative)

   još je gluplji nego što sam mislio ― he's even stupider than I thought

5. too, in addition, also

   ne samo da sam iscrpljen, nego sam još i gladan ― I'm not only exhausted, but I'm hungry too

References

• “još” in Hrvatski jezični portal