Serbian words starting with U
- uin; into
- u čètiri ȍkain private, face to face, one-to-one (literally ‘in four eyes’)
- u ciljufor the purpose of (+ Gen.; official)
- u drugom stanjuexpecting (pregnant)
- u dvȃ prȉmērkain two copies, in duplicate (the closing line of a contract)
- u fazónulike (he was like…); in the style of (slang)
- u ȉmeon behalf of, in the name of (+ Gen.)
- u kratkim crtamain broad outline
- U láži su krátke nȍgethe truth will out, lies have short legs
- u meri u kojojto the extent that
- u neku rukuin a way, in a sense
- u odnosu nacompared with; in relation to (+ Acc.)
- u pȍgleduwith regard to, as regards (+ Gen.; formal)
- u praksiin practice
- u pravuright (biti u pravu, to be right; u pravu si, you’re right)
- u prílogu šȁljēmplease find attached, I attach
- u principuin principle
- u prírodiout in nature, outdoors; in nature, in the wild
- u réduall right; OK (neutral register)
- u roku odwithin (+ Gen.: u roku od pet dana)
- u skladu sain accordance with (+ Instr.)
- u slučaju dain case, in the event that
- u stváriactually, in fact (more conversational)
- u sùprotnomotherwise, failing that (formal; in speech inače)
- u sùštiniessentially, in essence (neutral, speech and writing)
- u svȁkom slȕčajuin any case
- u to vremeat that time
- u tokuin the course of, during (+ Gen.; je u toku, is under way)
- u tom trenutkuat that moment
- u vȅzi saregarding, with regard to (+ Instr.); in a relationship with
- u zdrȃvljeto your health (a toast)
- ubacitito throw in, to drop in
- ubeditito persuade, to convince (perfective)
- ubèdljivconvincing, persuasive; decisive (of a victory)
- ubeđenconvinced (ubeđen sam da…, I’m convinced that…)
- ubeđivatito try to persuade, to keep persuading (imperfective)
- ubitito kill (perfective)
- ùbiti dvȇ mȕve jèdnīm ȕdārcemto kill two birds with one stone (literally ‘two flies with one blow’)
- ublážitito soften, to mitigate (a wording, a judgement, pain)
- ubogpoor, wretched (literary)
- ubrzosoon after
- ȕčenicaa pupil (feminine), schoolgirl
- ȕčenīkpupil
- učenjelearning, studying
- ùčēšćeparticipation; a down payment (on a loan); a share (of costs)
- učesnika participant
- učestalostfrequency
- učestvovatito take part, to participate (in: u + Loc.; imperfective)
- úćito enter, go in; to get on (a bus, a train)
- ùčīmI study; I learn
- učinakperformance at work
- učinitito do (bookish; a favour), to make (happy); to seem (with se…
- učiónicaclassroom
- ùčitelja teacher (at primary school)
- učitèljicaa teacher (feminine; at primary school)
- ùčitito learn; to teach, to study (imperfective)
- učtivwell-mannered
- učtivostpoliteness, courtesy
- udaritito hit, strike (perfective)
- ȕdārnā vȇstthe lead story, the top story (journalism)
- ùdātamarried (of a woman)
- udati seto marry (of a woman: za + Acc.; perfective; imperfective udavati se)
- udavati seto marry (of a woman; imperfective of udati se)
- udeoa share, a proportion
- udobancomfortable
- udobnostcomfort
- udòmitito adopt (a pet), to give a home to
- udvostručitito double (perfective)
- ȕdžbenīktextbook
- ufphew (relief, tiredness)
- ugaoa corner; an angle
- ugásitito switch off (a light, a phone, a computer), to put out (a fire)
- ugásiti seto go out (of a light, a fire) (perfective; imperfective gasiti se)
- uglàvnōmmainly, mostly; anyway (summing up)
- ugledatito catch sight of (perfective)
- ugljen-dioksidcarbon dioxide
- ȕgljenī hidráticarbohydrates, carbs
- ugoditito please (+ Dat.; perfective)
- ugòjiti seto put on weight, gain weight
- ȕgovōrcontract
- ùgovor o délua service contract (for a one-off job, not employment)
- ùgovor o kupopròdajia contract of sale, a sale and purchase agreement
- ùgovor o ráduemployment contract
- ùgovōrnā kȁznaa contractual penalty, liquidated damages
- ùgovōrnā stránaa contracting party, a party to the contract
- uhugh, phew (tiredness, annoyance, cold)
- ùhapsitito arrest (perfective; imperfective hapsiti)
- ȕhoan ear (in Serbia more often uvo)
- ùhvatitito catch, to grab
- ȕjākmaternal uncle
- ujedínitito unite
- Ujèdinjene nácijethe United Nations, the UN
- ùjestito bite
- ȗjnaaunt (maternal uncle’s wife)
- ȕjutruin the morning
- ukazivatito indicate (sve ukazuje na to da, everything suggests that…
- ukljúčitito switch on, to turn on; to connect; to include
- ùključiti kȁmeruto turn the camera on
- uključivatito include; to switch on (imperfective of uključiti)
- ùknjižbaregistration of ownership (in the cadastre)
- ùknjiženregistered in the cadastre
- ùknjižitito register (in the cadastre; with se, in one’s own name)
- ukolìkōif, provided that (formal; in speech usually ako); utoliko… ukoliko…
- ÙkrajinaUkraine
- Ukrajinaca Ukrainian man
- Ukrajinkaa Ukrainian woman
- ukrásitito decorate; to garnish (a dish)
- ùkrastito steal (perfective; imperfective krasti)
- ȕkratkoin short
- ùkrcājnā kártaboarding pass (spoken: bording pas)
- ùkrcati seto board (a plane)
- ukrcávānjeboarding
- ukupnoin total, altogether
- ùkustaste; flavour
- ukusantasty; tasteful
- ùkusnotasty, delicious (of food: it is tasty)
- ul.St (abbreviation: ulica)
- ulágānjean investment, investing (the native word beside investicija)
- ulagatito invest; to lodge a complaint or an objection (Ulažem prigovor…
- ùlazentrance
- ùlazakentry (into a country, an organisation); entering, entrance (the act)
- ulazitito enter (imperfective of ući)
- ulazniof the entrance (ulazna vrata, the front door)
- ùlaznicaan admission ticket, a ticket (for a museum, a concert)
- uletetito fly in; to rush in, to burst in (perfective; imperfective uletati)
- ȕlicastreet
- ulivatito pour in; to inspire (trust, fear); to flow into (a river: with se…
- ȗljeoil
- uljudancourteous, civil
- úloga stake; a contribution; a deposit (savings)
- ȕlogaa role, a part (in a film, a play)
- uložitito put in; to invest; to lodge a complaint or an objection (uložiti…
- ulòžiti reklamácijuto make a complaint about goods, to file a complaint (with the seller)
- ulòžiti žȁlbuto lodge an appeal; to file a formal complaint
- ultraljubičastultraviolet
- ȕltrazvūkultrasound, an ultrasound scan
- umalonearly, almost (often with a ne that negates nothing: Umalo nisam…
- umanjenjea reduction (umanjenje cene, a price reduction)
- umèćeskill, mastery
- ùmerenoin moderation, moderately
- umestoinstead of (+ Gen.)
- umesto dainstead of (doing; + present)
- umetito know how to; can (a learned skill)
- ùmetnīkartist (of any art form)
- ùmetnōstart (feminine)
- umirućidying
- ùmišljenconceited, full of oneself
- umiti seto wash one’s face (perfective)
- ùmīvām seI wash my face
- ȗmnjākwisdom tooth
- umortiredness, fatigue
- ȕmōrantired
- umoriti seto get tired (perfective)
- umretito die (perfective)
- umútitito whisk
- UNthe UN (Ujedinjene nacije)
- ùnaprēdin advance, beforehand
- ùnaprēd hválathanks in advance, thank you in advance (closing a request)
- unapreditito advance, to make better (perfective; imperfective unapređivati)
- unapređenjepromotion at work (dobiti unapređenje, to be promoted)
- unervozitito make nervous, to unsettle; to get nervous (with se; perfective)
- UneskoUNESCO
- unetito bring in, to carry in; to enter (data; perfective; imperfective…
- unijaa union (Evropska unija, the European Union)
- univerzìtētuniversity
- ȕnosintake (of food, calories); input (of data; in a CV, a register, an…
- unositito bring in; to enter (data) (imperfective of uneti)
- unučadgrandchildren (collective: moja unučad)
- unučea grandchild (Pl. unučad)
- ùnukgrandson
- ùnukagranddaughter
- ùnutarinside, within (+ Gen.)
- ùnūtraindoors; inside (adverb: Uđi unutra)
- uobraženstuck-up
- uočitito notice (a fact, a change), to pick out (perfective; imperfective…
- uopćeat all or in general (Croatian; Serbian uopšte)
- ùopšteat all, in general
- uòpštitito generalise (perfective)
- uòstalomafter all; anyway (clinching an argument)
- up.cf. (abbreviation: uporedi)
- upadatito burst in; to butt in (Izvinite što upadam; imperfective)
- ȕpalainflammation
- ȕpala plúćapneumonia
- upálitito start (a car); to switch on (a light, a device); to light (a…
- ȕpisenrolment
- upísatito enrol (in a school, on a course); to get into (university); to…
- upísati seto enrol; to get into (a school, a university)
- upisivatito enrol, to enter (imperfective of upisati)
- upitatito ask (literary, = pitati)
- ùplašenscared
- ȕplataa payment (into an account); a transfer, a deposit (of money)
- ȕplata ùnapredpayment in advance
- uplatílacpayer (field on a payment slip)
- uplátitito pay in, to deposit; to transfer (money); to pay (a bill)
- uplátiti tìketto place a bet
- ȕplatnicapayment slip
- ùpomōćhelp! (shouted)
- uporanpersistent
- uporeditito compare (perfective; imperfective upoređivati)
- upotrebause
- upotrebitito put to use (perfective; imperfective upotrebljavati)
- upotrebljivusable, fit for use
- ùpotrebnā dòzvolaan occupancy permit, a completion certificate (for a finished…
- upoznatito meet (for the first time); to get to know (perfective)
- upòznati seto get acquainted, to meet (for the first time)
- upozoravatito warn (imperfective of upozoriti)
- upozoritito warn (perfective)
- ȕpravaan administration; the management (of a company)
- ùprava za stráncethe foreigners’ office (of the Ministry of the Interior)
- upravljača remote (daljinski upravljač); handlebars
- upravljatito govern, to be in charge of (+ Instr.: upravljati firmom…
- upravniadministrative (upravni postupak, administrative procedure)
- ȕpravnika building manager, a head of an institution
- ùprāvnīk zgrȁdebuilding manager
- ȕpravoexactly, just now
- ȕpravo tàkōjust so, quite right
- uprkosdespite, in spite of (+ Dat.)
- ùprkos tòmedespite that
- upućenwell informed (upućen u + Acc., about)
- upućivatito refer, to point (to: na + Acc.) (imperfective; perfective uputiti)
- ȕpūtreferral
- upútitito refer (to a specialist, for tests); to point (to a source)…
- ùputnicaa referral, a referral letter (to a specialist or for tests)
- upùtstvoinstructions, guidelines; a manual, a leaflet (with medicine)
- ur.ed. (abbreviation: urednik)
- uračunatito count in (in the price: grejanje je uračunato; perfective)
- uráditito do, to get done (perfective of raditi; u- only marks the aspect)
- uráditi kȁko trȅbato do it properly, do it right
- urećito put the evil eye on (perfective; Da ne ureknem, touch wood)
- uredanneat, well kept; in order (uredan nalaz)
- ùredan nálaza normal result, nothing abnormal (of tests)
- uredbaa government decree
- ureditito fit out, to lay out; to edit (perfective; imperfective uređivati)
- ùrednīkeditor
- uređaja device
- urgencijaa written reminder chasing an unanswered application
- urgiratito press for, to chase a reply (formal; both aspects)
- urnèbesanhilarious, side-splitting
- úrokthe evil eye
- urúčitito hand over formally; to present (an award); to serve (a summons)
- usaglašávānjeharmonisation, alignment (of positions, of a text)
- usaglásitito harmonise, to align, to agree on (a text, terms; perfective)
- ùsāmljenlonely
- ùsāmljenōstloneliness (the feeling; feminine; solitude is samoća)
- usavršavanjefurther training, professional development
- usèliti seto move in
- useljavati seto be moving in (imperfective)
- usèljenīkan immigrant
- usèljēnjemoving in
- ùseljivready to move into (of a flat, a house)
- ȕsevcrops, a crop (growing in a field; usually plural)
- ùshīćenelated (bookish), thrilled, overjoyed
- ushićénjeelation, rapture (bookish)
- usisávatito vacuum, to hoover
- usisìvāčvacuum cleaner
- usko grloa bottleneck
- ȕskorosoon
- ÙskrsEaster
- uskršnjiEaster (adj.: uskršnje jaje)
- usledowing to, as a result of (formal, + Gen.)
- ùsled tògaas a result of that, as a consequence (formal)
- úslovcondition (in a job ad, Uslovi: the requirements)
- ùslovi kònkursajob requirements (section of a job ad)
- uslovljávatito condition, to make conditional (imperfective)
- uslovnoconditionally (uslovno rečeno, so to speak)
- uslugaa service (provided: delivery, repairs); a favour; medveđa usluga, a…
- usmenoral, verbal (usmeni dogovor, a verbal agreement)
- usmeni ispitan oral exam
- usmerenfocused (usmeren na cilj, goal-oriented)
- uspàvānkalullaby
- uspávatito lull to sleep, to put to sleep
- ùspehsuccess
- ùspetito succeed, to manage (to do something)
- usporavatito slow down (imperfective; perfective usporiti)
- usprkos(Croatian; in Serbia uprkos: despite, + Dat.)
- ùspūton the way, in passing; by the way
- usredin the middle of (+ Gen.)
- usred bela danain broad daylight
- ústamouth (plural only)
- ustajatito get up (imperfective of ustati)
- ùstajēmI get up
- ustanakan uprising
- ustatito get up (perfective)
- ustati na levu noguto get out of bed on the wrong side
- ȕstāva constitution
- uštedetito save (money, time; perfective; imperfective štedeti)
- ustručavati seto hold back, to stand on ceremony (nemoj da se ustručavaš, don’t be…
- ùstupaka concession (to make a concession)
- ustvari(u stvari written as one word: actually)
- usvajanjeadoption (of a law, a decision); learning (of skills)
- usvajatito adopt (a law or a decision; imperfective of usvojiti)
- usvòjitito adopt (a law, a decision; perfective; imperfective usvajati); to…
- ùtakmicaa match, a game (in sport)
- utèmeljensubstantiated, well-founded (in facts, evidence)
- ȕticājinfluence
- ùticatito influence, to affect (na + Acc.)
- ùtičnicaa socket; an outlet (American)
- ùtisakimpression
- utolikoso much the (utoliko pre, all the more; utoliko… ukoliko, only…
- útorakTuesday
- utrojethe three of us (together)
- utučencrushed, devastated
- utvrditito determine, to ascertain (perfective; utvrditi činjenice, to…
- uvažavanjeesteem (S uvažavanjem, in very formal letters)
- uvaženesteemed (formal: Uvaženi gospodine rektore)
- uvećanincreased (uvećana zarada, pay at a higher rate)
- ȕvečēin the evening
- ȕvēkalways
- uvenutito wither (perfective of venuti)
- uverenpositive, assured (of: u + Acc.: Uveren sam u to da…)
- uverénjea certificate; a conviction, a belief (held firmly)
- uvèrljivcredible, believable (compare ubedljiv, convincing)
- uvestito introduce a measure (a tax, a rule); to bring in a system (Uveo…
- uvidinspection (na uvid, shown and handed back)
- uvidetito come to see, to recognise (a mistake, the truth; perfective)
- uvoan ear (the usual form in Serbia; also uho; plural uši)
- úvodan introduction (the opening section; to a field: u + Acc.)
- uvoditito put in place, to implement (imperfective of uvesti)
- ùvodnā rȇčopening remarks; a parenthetical word (grammar: naravno, međutim)
- úvozimport, imports
- ȕvredaan insult (in words or deeds)
- uvréditito insult, to offend (perfective; with se: to take offence)
- uvredljivinsulting; touchy
- uzup (a river, the stairs: + Acc.); along with, with (to music, over…
- uz dúžno poštovánjewith all due respect (before an objection)
- uz pȍmōćwith the help of (+ Gen.)
- uz toand on top of it, plus (adding a point)
- uzaknarrow
- uzaludin vain
- užasterror; a nightmare (of a situation)
- ȕžāsanterrible, awful (stronger than loš)
- užasnoawfully
- ȕzbrdouphill
- ùzbuđenexcited
- ùzdržanrestrained, reserved (in manner); abstaining (in a vote)
- ùzētito take
- ùzēti u ȍbzīrto take into account, to take into consideration
- ùzeti u razmátrānjeto take under consideration (a proposal; + Acc.)
- uzgájatito grow (a crop); to breed, to raise (livestock; imperfective)
- uzgredincidentally (uzgred budi rečeno, by the way)
- ȔžiceUžice (a town in Serbia; neuter: u Užicu)
- uzidatito wall in, to immure (perfective)
- ùzimatito take (imperfective of uzeti)
- ȕžinasnack; light meal
- užívatito enjoy
- ȕžīvolive
- uzlazanrising (of a tone, an accent: uzlazni akcenat); ascending
- uznemiravatito disturb, to bother
- uzora role model, an ideal
- úzoraksample (specimen; also a research sample)
- ùzrokcause
- uzvikan interjection; an exclamation
- ùzvišenelevated, lofty (of style or feeling)
- uzvratitito repay in kind, to return (a favour, a visit)