No. 795 in Croatian
bivši
"Former" or "ex."
In a sentence
Moj bivši kolega sada radi u drugoj tvrtki.
My former colleague now works at another company.
Here, 'bivši' is used to denote someone who used to be a colleague in the past but is not currently.
Ona se preselila iz bivše Jugoslavije.
She moved from the former Yugoslavia.
In this sentence, 'bivše' describes a previous state or era, referring to the geographical and political entity that no longer exists.
Marko često govori o svojoj bivšoj djevojci.
Marko often talks about his ex-girlfriend.
Here, 'bivša' is used to refer to a past romantic relationship, indicating someone who was a partner previously.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “bivši” in actual Croatian podcasts.
Find “bivši” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Croatian podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.
Get the appCroatian books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).