preposition
zbog
because of (+ Gen.; neutral, good reasons too; in speech also for a purpose)
из-за (+ Род.; нейтрально, и о хорошей причине; в речи и о цели)
With stress
zbȍg
In Cyrillic
због
Examples from the lessons
Zanimljivo. A Vidovdan, to je zbog Kosova?
Интересно. А Видовдан — это из-за Косова?
History & identityposvađati se — Posvađali su se zbog gluposti.
поссориться: они поссорились из-за глупости
Feelings & relationshipsPosvađao sam se sa Milanom. Krivo mi je zbog toga.
Я поссорился с Миланом. Мне из-за этого обидно.
Feelings & relationshipsIn phrasebooks
Appears in lessons
- The orthographic normGenitive singular formsSpatial genitive prepositionsAbstract & temporal genitive prepositionsDative prepositionsLocative of topicPreposition–case governmentSecondary & compound prepositions
Next to it in the phrasebook
- ráditito work; to do (imperfective; also radi + Gen., a preposition: for…
- ìćito go; (of things) to go: Kako ti ide?, how are things going for you?
- dóćito come; doći do, to arrive at; to come about (Došlo je do greške)
- rȅćito say, to tell
- kázatito tell, to say (something to someone) (perfective and imperfective)
- dȁtito give (perfective)
- ùzētito take
- vȉdetito see (to watch deliberately is gledati)
- čȕtito hear (to listen deliberately is slušati)
- vòletito love; to like