bosnian

1.形容詞B1

釋義

used for people, culture, or things from Bosnia, and for the language spoken there.

例句

The cafe serves Bosnian coffee in small copper cups.

common noun phrase: Bosnian coffee

Leila bought a Bosnian cookbook at the Sarajevo airport.

adjective before a noun for national origin

同義詞

Bosnia-Herzegovinian
more formal and usually used when the whole state is meant.
Bosniak
not a full synonym; this names one ethnic group rather than everything from Bosnia.

文法句型

Bosnian coffee

Bosnian music

a Bosnian family

be Bosnian

用法筆記

Usually comes before a noun, as in Bosnian food or Bosnian music. After be, English can also use it alone, as in The family is Bosnian.

常見錯誤

❌We listened to bosnian songs.

✅We listened to Bosnian songs.

💡nationality words are written with a capital letter.

❌She bought a Bosnia scarf.

✅She bought a Bosnian scarf.

💡use the adjective Bosnian before a noun.

1.名詞B1

釋義

a person from Bosnia, especially from the Bosnia part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

例句

Amar is a Bosnian who now runs a bakery in Vienna.

singular countable noun: a Bosnian

Two Bosnians guided us through the old market in Mostar.

plural form: Bosnians

同義詞

Bosnia-Herzegovinian
more formal for a person from the state as a whole.
Bosniak
more specific; it names one ethnic group, not every Bosnian person.

文法句型

a Bosnian

Bosnians

one Bosnian

用法筆記

Countable and normally used with an article or in the plural: a Bosnian, two Bosnians. In She is Bosnian, the word is usually an adjective, not this noun sense.

常見錯誤

❌She is Bosnian from Tuzla.

✅She is a Bosnian from Tuzla.

💡this noun sense is countable, so singular use needs an article.

❌Three bosnians joined the tour.

✅Three Bosnians joined the tour.

💡capitalise nationality nouns.

2.名詞B2

釋義

the language that many people in Bosnia and Herzegovina speak.

例句

Grandmother still writes birthday cards to us in Bosnian.

preposition pattern: in Bosnian

The twins speak Bosnian at home and German at school.

verb pattern: speak Bosnian

同義詞

Bosnian language
the full name, common in teaching and translation contexts.
standard Bosnian
used when talking about formal grammar, spelling, or standard usage.

文法句型

speak Bosnian

in Bosnian

learn Bosnian

write in Bosnian

用法筆記

Uncountable and usually used after speak, learn, write, or in. Distinguish from noun sense 1: Bosnian means a language here, not a person.

常見錯誤

❌I speak a Bosnian.

✅I speak Bosnian.

💡language names are usually uncountable and do not take a or an.

❌The sign was wrote in bosnian.

✅The sign was written in Bosnian.

💡keep the capital letter in language names.

bosnian

bosnian — adjective

1. used for people, culture, or things from Bosnia, and for the language spoken the

文法句型

用法筆記

常見錯誤

bosnian — noun

1. a person from Bosnia, especially from the Bosnia part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

文法句型

用法筆記

常見錯誤

2. the language that many people in Bosnia and Herzegovina speak.

文法句型

用法筆記

常見錯誤