Ways to say it
| Serbian | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| купатило | kupàtilo | /kupǎtilo/ /kǔpatilo/ |
Cyrillic, neuter |
| купаоница | Cyrillic, feminine | ||
| купаона | Cyrillic, feminine | ||
| kupaonica | Latin, feminine | ||
| kupatilo | /kupǎtilo/ /kǔpatilo/ |
Latin, neuter | |
| kupaona | /kupaǒːna/ | Latin, feminine |
In Serbian, these terms specifically describe a room containing a bathtub. If you are in a public place like a restaurant and need to find a restroom, it is more common to ask for the toalet rather than a купатило. To specify the gender of a restroom, you can use the words muški for a male restroom and ženski for a female restroom.
What does it mean word for word?
The word купатило is derived from the root купа-, meaning to bathe and the suffix -тило, which denotes a place for an action, making the word literally mean a bathing place or room.
Which one should you use?
The neuter form купатило refers specifically to a room with a bathtub. This is distinct from toalet, which refers to a room containing just a toilet.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word appears in several forms based on gender and script. The neuter forms are купатило and kupatilo, while the feminine forms are купаоница, купаона, kupaonica and kupaona.
How do you pronounce it?
kupàtilo
Did you know?
- While купатило refers to the room, the verb купати can mean both to bathe someone else and to take a bath, depending on the grammar used.
- In very formal or old-fashioned settings, you might encounter the word вјешница for a room used for washing clothes, which is often adjacent to the купатило.
- The feminine form kupaonica uses the suffix -nica, which in Serbian is often used to create nouns that describe a place or a container for a specific activity.
Examples in context
- Купатило је на спрату.The bathroom is upstairs.This sentence shows how to indicate the location of the купатило.Tatoeba #6925639 by dzoja, translation #3259038 by CK
- Том је очистио купатило.Tom cleaned the bathroom.This sentence describes the action of cleaning the купатило.Tatoeba #13587084 by cafoc64474, translation #7364317 by CK
- Molim vas, gde se nalazi WC?Excuse me, where is the restroom?
- Da li imate WC ovde?Do you have a toilet here?
- Gde je wc?Where is the toilet?
- Toalet je tamo.The toilet is over there.
- Моје ново купатило је веома велико.My new bathroom is very large.
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Example conversation
Milica is showing Nikola her new apartment.
- MilicaОво је моје мало купатило.This is my small bathroom.
- NikolaИзгледа веома чисто и модерно.It looks very clean and modern.
- MilicaХвала, недавно сам га реновирала.Thanks, I renovated it recently.
- NikolaОдлично си уредила све.You arranged everything perfectly.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “bathroom” translations and entries купатило, kupatilo, kupaona, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries kupaonica, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
