B2 — upper-intermediategrammar25 words
Discourse markers (advanced)
| Serbian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| òdnosno | that is, i.e.; or rather; respectively (frequent in documents) |
| nàime | the thing is, you see |
| u svȁkom slȕčaju | in any case |
| bùdūći da | since, given that (formal; usually opens the sentence; in speech pošto) |
| s òbzirom na tȏ | given this, in view of that (neutral-formal); since (with da) |
| ukolìkō | if, provided that (formal; in speech usually ako); utoliko… ukoliko, only insofar as |
| s jèdnē stráne | on the one hand (paired with ‘on the other hand’) |
| nȁprotīv | on the contrary |
| štàviše | moreover, what is more (bookish; adds a stronger point) |
| drȕgim réčima | in other words |
| dodúšē | admittedly, though (concessive) |
| prȅma tòme | therefore, consequently (drawing a conclusion) |
| uòstalom | after all; anyway (clinching an argument) |
| u sùštini | essentially, in essence (neutral, speech and writing) |
| bez òbzira na tȏ | regardless of that, irrespective of that (neutral) |
| svȅ u svèmu | all in all, on the whole (summing up) |
| kònkretno | specifically, to be concrete (neutral; narrows a general claim) |
| u sùprotnom | otherwise, failing that (formal; in speech inače) |
| naposlétku | finally, in the end (bookish; neutral na kraju) |
| nàsuprot tòme | by contrast, in contrast to that, conversely (bookish) |
| pȍvrh tòga | on top of that, furthermore (written; stronger than osim toga) |
| ùsled tòga | as a result of that, as a consequence (formal) |
| s tȋm u vȅzi | in this regard, in this connection, regarding that (formal) |
| u pȍgledu | with regard to, as regards (+ Gen.; formal) |
| shȍdno tòme | accordingly, in line with that (officialese) |
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