baš

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bas"

Kalasha

Etymology

From Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanćás. Cognate with Hindi बाँस (bā̃s), Shughni вис (vis).

Noun

baš (Arabic باش)

1. wooden beam used for supporting roofs

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bâʃ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bъšь.

Adverb

bȁš (Cyrillic spelling ба̏ш)

1. (intensifier, used for emphasis) at all, truly, really, exactly

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

   Baš zbunjujuće! ― Truly confusing!

   Zar baš ni(t)ko? ― No one at all?

   Kad baš hoćeš... ― If you really want to...

   Zašto baš ja? ― Why me exactly?

2. (used for emphatic agreement) right, indeed, truly, for real

   Hladnije je jutros. Bilo je toplije jučer. - Baš (je/da)!

   It's colder this morning. It was warmer yesterday. - Indeed (it is/yeah)!

3. (intensifier, informal, sarcastic) just, exactly, really, truly

   Ma, baš sam ti zahvalan! ― Oh, I am really grateful!

   Ma da? To je baš super! ― Yeah? That's just great!

4. just, just about, exactly

   Počelo je kišiti baš kad sam izašao. ― It started raining just when I left the house.

   Baš sam mislio izaći van! ― I was just about to go out!

   To je baš što trebam. ― That's just what I need.

Synonyms

• (just, right now): upravo

References

• “baš”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish باش (baş).

Noun

bȁš m (Cyrillic spelling ба̏ш) (regional, Bosnia)

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

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	bȁš	bàševi
genitive	bàša	baševa
dative	bašu	baševima
accusative	baša	baševe
vocative	bašu	baševi
locative	baši	baševima
instrumental	bašom	baševima

Declension of baš

Related terms

• bȁščaršija

References

• “baš”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025