da

Serbo-Croatian

conjunction
Definitions
  • that
  • to, so, so that, in order to
  • to (when the subjects of both clauses are not the same)
  • Serbian to (when the subjects of both clauses are the same; for western Serbo-Croatian use infinitive instead of da (da) + present tense)
  • (subjunctive only) if, even if (= kad (kad))
  • (usually preceded by m) as if, as though, like
  • (usually preceded by l) without (after negative verbs)
  • (archaic) lest

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *da derived from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- (give, spread out, lay out).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*deh₃-

Gloss

give, spread out, lay out

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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