Meaning of na | Babel Free

Definitions

1. on, at, in (with certain nouns, expressing location without a change of position, answering the question gdjȅ/gdȅ; see usage notes below)
2. on (indicating medium)
3. to, on, onto (with certain nouns, expressing the goal of motion, answering questions kùda (Bosnia, Serbia) or kȁmo (Croatia); see usage notes below)
4. for (with verbs of motion and certain other verbs, to express something which will last for a limited period; after that a reverse action is implied)
5. in (used with seasons)
6. noun attribute for permanent properties, such as sources of power or energy, but not including purpose
7. by, on, through (adverbial phrase of manner)
8. indirect object of certain verbs
9. a part of certain set expressions, which can be spelled also as one word in Croatian

Equivalents

Examples

“knjiga je na stolu”

the book is on the table

“biti na koncertu”

to be at the concert

“biti na ulici”

to be in the street

“zv(ij)ezde na nebu”

stars in the sky

“čuti nešto na radiju”

to hear something on the radio

“staviti knjigu na sto(l)”

to put a book on the table

“ići na koncert”

to go to a concert

“otići nekuda/nekamo na dva dana”

to go somewhere for two days

“na l(j)eto”

in summer, next summer, the following summer

“krevet na kat”

bunk bed

“podmornica na atomski pogon”

nuclear-powered submarine

“jaje na oko”

sunny-side up egg

“ljubav na daljinu”

long-distance relationship

“r(ij)eči na a”

words ending in a

“ući na prednja vrata”

to enter through the front door

“plaćena na sat”

paid by the hour

“na brzinu”

hastily

“na vr(ij)eme”

on time

“vikati na ljude”

to yell at people

“pods(j)ećati na nekog”

to remind of someone

“na sreću”

luckily

“na prim(j)er”

for example