No. 40 in Serbian
без
"Без" means "without" in English.
In a sentence
Ја идем у куповину без новчаника.
I am going shopping without a wallet.
The word 'без' is used here to indicate the absence of the object 'новчаника' in the context of the action of going shopping.
Ми смо завршили пројекат без додатне помоћи.
We finished the project without additional help.
Here, 'без' expresses that the action of finishing the project was accomplished in the absence of 'додатне помоћи'.
Не могу замислити живот без пријатеља.
I cannot imagine life without friends.
In this sentence, 'без' denotes the absence of the concept 'пријатеља' when imagining life.
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