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већ

већ

Serbo-Croatian

Adverb

ве̏ћ (Latin spelling vȅć)

  1. already
    Рекао сам ти већ да не могу да га видим.
    I already told you I can't see it.
  2. (Croatia) more

Synonyms

Conjunction

ве̏ћ (Latin spelling vȅć)

  1. (following a negation) but, but rather (see also не̏го)
    • 1891, recorded by Vuk Stefanović Karadžić, Srpske narodne pjesme:
      Да из неба плаха киша падне, / ниђе не би на земљицу пала, / већ на добре коње и јунаке.
      If from the sky an impetuous rain were to fall, / nowhere would it fall on the soil, / but rather on good horses and heroes.