Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From мањак.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mǎɲkati/
  • Hyphenation: мањ‧ка‧ти

Verb

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ма̀њкати impf (Latin spelling mànjkati)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to lack, to miss, to be short of (be without something necessary for another action)
    Мањка ми времена.
    I lack the time.
    (literally, “The time is lacking to me.”)
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to run out, dwindle, peter out (become reduced in size, number or intensity)
    Ресурси већ сад мањкају.Resources are already running out.

Conjugation

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