Czech

Noun

barem

1. instrumental singular of bar

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish [script needed] ‎(bari).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǎrem/
• Hyphenation: ba‧rem

Adverb

bàrem ‎(Cyrillic spelling ба̀рем)

1. at least

   Gledao sam taj film barem deset puta.‎ ― I've seen that film at least ten times.

   Možeš mi barem reći u čemu je stvar?‎ ― Can you at least tell me what it's all about?

2. if only

   Da sam barem imala novac, kupila bih bila tu kuću.‎ ― If I only had had the money, I would have bought that house.

   Da barem mogu vratiti vr(ij)eme!‎ ― I wish I could turn back the time! (If I only could turn back the time...)

References

• “barem” in Hrvatski jezični portal