kroz

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rъzъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *(s)kerso-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /krôz/
  • Audio (Central Serbia):(file)

Preposition

krȍz (Cyrillic spelling кро̏з) [with accusative]

  1. through
    kroz tunelthrough the tunnel
    prošetati kroz šumuto take a walk through the woods
    baciti kroz prozorto throw through the window
  2. in, within (of action, to be finished within a specified period)
    kroz tri danain three days
  3. throughout
    kroz životthroughout life
    kroz c(ij)elu godinuthroughout the entire year

Synonyms

Further reading

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