noun
pretpostavka
assumption, premise (what is taken as given)
предпосылка, исходное допущение (то, что принимается без доказательства)
With stress
prȅtpostāvka
In Cyrillic
претпоставка
Examples from the lessons
Za sada je to samo pretpostavka. Dokaz tražim u novim podacima.
Пока это только предположение. Доказательство ищу в новых данных.
Science & abstract conceptsIn phrasebooks
Next to it in the phrasebook
- pretpòstavitito assume, to suppose (perfective); also to prefer one thing to…
- tvŕditito claim, to assert (impf.)
- tvŕdnjaan assertion, a claim (feminine)
- zakljúčitito conclude (an inference or a contract)
- záključakconclusion
- dokázatito prove
- potkrépitito back up, to substantiate (a claim with evidence)
- ospòritito dispute, to contest (perfective)
- pòbitito refute (an argument); osporiti is the weaker 'to dispute'
- porícatito deny (imperfective; perfective poreći)