daljinu

Daljinu is a term used in several South Slavic languages, notably Croatian, Serbian, and Bosnian, to denote distance or the length of space between two points. The base form of the word is daljina, a feminine noun, and daljinu is its accusative singular form, used when distance is the direct object of a verb or when describing a distance in a sentence. The word is derived from the same root as other Slavic terms for far or long, reflecting the sense of extent or remoteness.

In usage, daljinu appears in everyday speech and writing to express how far something is or how much space lies between objects. Examples include phrases such as "Prošao sam daljinu" (I have traversed the distance) and "Daljina između grada A i grada B iznosi dvadeset kilometara" (The distance between City A and City B is twenty kilometers). In some contexts, speakers may opt for synonyms like rastojanje or udaljenost, especially in scientific or technical language, but daljina can carry a more general or literary nuance of length and expanse.

Etymology and morphology: daljina comes from Proto-Slavic roots related to far, and daljinu reflects standard feminine noun declension in the accusative singular. The term is commonly used in colloquial and literary Croatian, Serbian, and Bosnian to convey not just precise measurements but also the sense of distance over space.

See also: Rastojanje, Udaljenost, Geodetic distance.