банана
Cyrillic, feminine
The English phrase banana is банана in Serbian. Wiktionary also lists banana.
Meaning: fruit (noun)
Ways to say it
| Serbian | Note |
|---|---|
| банана | Cyrillic, feminine |
| banana | Latin, feminine |
The word refers to the fruit. It is a feminine noun.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of банана is банане. When the word is used as the direct object of a sentence, it changes to the form банану.
Did you know?
- The Serbian word банана traveled a long distance before arriving in the Balkans, passing from the Wolof language of West Africa through Portuguese and Spanish.
- While English speakers use 'banana' primarily for the fruit, Serbian speakers use the exact same word, but it can also describe the shape of certain curved objects in slang.
- Unlike some other fruits that have unique Slavic roots, the word банана is an internationalism that sounds nearly identical across English and Serbian.
Examples in context
- банана је жута.This banana is yellow.This sentence is useful for describing the color of a банана.Tatoeba #12398500 by Lebad, translation #6696830 by Hybrid
- Mogu li dobiti bananu, molim vas?Can I have a banana, please?
- Ова банана је веома слатка.This banana is very sweet.
Example conversation
Stefan and Jelena are in the kitchen preparing breakfast.
- StefanДа ли имамо још банана?Do we have any more bananas?
- JelenaНе, остала је само једна банана.No, only one banana is left.
- StefanДобро, узећу ту једну.Alright, I will take that one.
- JelenaНаслажи се, Стефане.Enjoy it, Stefan.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “banana” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries банана, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
