људи
See also: люди
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *ľudьje (“people, men”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ-.
Noun
ljȗdi m pl (Latin spelling ljȗdi); singular: čȍvjek / čȍvek)
- people, men
- Два човјека су ишла цестом.
- Two men walked down the street.
- Пет људи је ишло цестом.
- Five people walked down the street.
- (colloquial) guys, you guys (group of familiar people of any or mixed gender)
- (vocative) everybody, everyone (addressing a group of people)
Usage notes
This plural form takes suppletive stem in the singular, as can be seen in the declension table. Old dual forms have been preserved in the counting for 2, 3, 4 (also in 11, 12, 13, 14 etc.) which bind plural form of чо̏вјек / чо̏век.
Declension
Declension of људи
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | чо̏вјек | љу̑ди |
| genitive | човјека | љу́дӣ |
| dative | човјеку | људима |
| accusative | човјека | људе |
| vocative | човјече | људи |
| locative | човјеку | људима |
| instrumental | човјеком | људима |