privremeni

Privremeni is an adjective used in several South Slavic languages to indicate that something is temporary or provisional, existing for a limited period rather than permanently. It can describe objects, arrangements, statuses, or conditions in daily life, work, law, or administration. Common phrases include privremeni radnik (temporary worker) or privremeni boravak (temporary stay). The adverb form is privremeno, and a related noun form, privremenost, denotes temporariness in a general sense. The opposite term is typically stalan or permanent.

Etymology and language: The word is of Slavic origin, built from the root privrem- with standard adjective endings. It is widely used in Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin, with the form adapting to gender and number to agree with the noun it modifies. The basic meaning remains consistent across dialects and varieties.

Grammatical notes: Like other adjectives in these languages, privremeni declines to match gender and number. The masculine singular nominative is privremen(i), the feminine is privrena, the neuter is privremeno, with plural forms corresponding to each gender. The exact endings vary by dialect, but the concept of temporariness is preserved.

Usage notes: In formal contexts, privremeni frequently appears in legal, administrative, or regulatory language (for example, privremeni status or privremeno rešenje). In everyday speech, it can describe any non-permanent situation, arrangement, or condition.

See also: Temporary, Provisional, Stalan (permanent), Temporariness.