Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bâʃ/

Adverb

bȁš ‎(Cyrillic spelling ба̏ш)

1. (used for emphasis, or as an intensifier) at all, truly, really etc.

   ne volim baš nikog‎ ― I don't like anybody at all

   baš si dražesna d(j)evojka‎ ― you're truly a charming girl

   baš ništa‎ ― nothing at all

   (a ma) baš ni(t)ko‎ ― not a single person

   kad baš hoćeš‎ ― if you really insist

   zašto baš ja?‎ ― why me of all people

   baš ti hvala‎ ― I am really grateful to you

   baš kao‎ ― just like

2. just, exactly

   kiša je počela baš kad sam izašao‎ ― it started raining just as I left the house

   baš sam htio (hteo)‎ ― I was just about to...

   baš to trebam‎ ― this is just what I needed

   baš onda kad..‎ ― just when, just about when..

   baš si sad to morao učiniti!‎ ― you just had to do that now!

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish باش ‎(baş).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bâʃ/

Noun

bȁš m ‎(Cyrillic spelling ба̏ш)

1. (regional) head, chief, elder, leader
2. (regional, adjectivally) first, main, oldest

Declension

Related terms

• bȁščaršija

References

• “baš” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• “baš” in Hrvatski jezični portal