Macedonian

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Pronunciation

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Determiner

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овај (ovaj)

  1. Nonstandard form of овој (ovoj).

Particle

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овај (ovaj)

  1. (nonstandard) I mean, that is to say (filler expressing hesitation)

Pronoun

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овај (ovaj)

  1. Nonstandard form of овој (ovoj).

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *ovъ + *jь. Akin to ка̏ј, о̀на̄ј, та̑ј.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ǒʋaːj/
  • Hyphenation: о‧вај

Pronoun

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о̀ва̄ј (Latin spelling òvāj)

  1. (demonstrative) this, this one
    овај путthis time
    овог(а) путаthis time
    ове зимеthis winter
  2. (substantively, mildly impolite) this one
    овај вас тражиthis one is looking for you
  3. (colloquial, in the neuter, with genitive) small in amount or value
    ово ствари(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

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Interjection

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о̀ва̄ј (Latin spelling òvāj)

  1. er, uh, um

References

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  • овај” in Hrvatski jezični portal