ukupnom

Ukupnom is an inflected form of the Croatian adjective ukupan, meaning total or overall. In Serbo-Croatian languages, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in gender, number, and case; ukupnom appears as a masculine or neuter singular form in certain cases, most commonly the dative or locative. It is used to modify nouns to express totality or the scope of something.

In practice, ukupnom is frequently found in formal or technical language. Common contexts include phrases such as "u ukupnom iznosu" (in the total amount) and "u ukupnom smislu" (in the overall sense). It can also appear with instrumental or other case forms depending on sentence structure, for example in "ukupnim rezultatom" (with the total result).

Examples illustrate its usage:

- "u ukupnom iznosu" meaning in the total amount.

- "u ukupnom smislu" meaning in the overall sense.

- "ukupnim rezultatom" meaning with the total result.

Etymology and related terms: It derives from ukupan, meaning total or overall. The form ukupnom is used across Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian varieties and can show dialectal variation in exact case endings.

See also: ukupan, ukupno, ukupnost.