Significado
To be extremely wealthy.
Contexto cultural
In Croatia, people often use maritime metaphors due to the long coastline. While 'plivati u novcu' is common, 'pun k'o brod' (full like a ship) is a deeply local way to express the same thing. In the wider Balkan region, there is a popular genre of music (Turbo-folk/Trap) where lyrics frequently mention 'plivanje u lovi' as a sign of status and success. The image of Scrooge McDuck (Baja Patak) is universally recognized in Croatia. Many people associate the idiom with the cartoon visual of him diving into his money bin. Older generations might use the phrase with a hint of irony or suspicion, reflecting a time when extreme private wealth was less common and often viewed as 'unearned'.
Use for Emphasis
Don't just say someone is rich. Use this phrase to show you are impressed or surprised by their wealth.
Grammar Alert
Always remember the 'u' + Locative. 'Plivati novac' is incorrect and sounds like you are trying to swim the money across a river.
Significado
To be extremely wealthy.
Use for Emphasis
Don't just say someone is rich. Use this phrase to show you are impressed or surprised by their wealth.
Grammar Alert
Always remember the 'u' + Locative. 'Plivati novac' is incorrect and sounds like you are trying to swim the money across a river.
Sarcasm Check
Be careful with your tone. If said with a sneer, it can sound like you're criticizing someone for being too rich or greedy.
Teste-se
Fill in the correct form of the word 'novac'.
Oni su jako bogati, oni plivaju u ______.
After the preposition 'u' indicating location, we use the Locative case: novcu.
Which sentence is the most natural way to say someone is very rich?
Kako kažemo da je netko jako bogat?
The idiom specifically uses the verb 'plivati' (to swim).
Complete the dialogue with the correct verb form.
Ana: 'Vidiš li onu veliku kuću?' Marko: 'Da, vlasnici sigurno ______ u novcu.'
The subject is 'vlasnici' (owners, plural), so the verb must be in the 3rd person plural: plivaju.
Match the idiom to the situation.
Someone just won 10 million euros on the lottery.
Winning a large sum of money is the perfect situation for this idiom.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Recursos visuais
When to use 'Plivati u novcu'
Celebrities
- • Actors
- • Singers
- • Athletes
Luck
- • Lottery
- • Inheritance
- • Found treasure
Business
- • CEOs
- • Tech giants
- • Monopolies
Banco de exercicios
4 exerciciosOni su jako bogati, oni plivaju u ______.
After the preposition 'u' indicating location, we use the Locative case: novcu.
Kako kažemo da je netko jako bogat?
The idiom specifically uses the verb 'plivati' (to swim).
Ana: 'Vidiš li onu veliku kuću?' Marko: 'Da, vlasnici sigurno ______ u novcu.'
The subject is 'vlasnici' (owners, plural), so the verb must be in the 3rd person plural: plivaju.
Someone just won 10 million euros on the lottery.
Winning a large sum of money is the perfect situation for this idiom.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Perguntas frequentes
10 perguntasNot inherently, but it is informal. It's like saying 'filthy rich' in English—it depends on your tone.
Yes, you can say a company 'pliva u novcu' if they just had a record-breaking year.
The opposite would be 'plivati u dugovima' (swimming in debts) or 'nemati ni lipe' (not having a cent).
In this idiom, yes. You must use the Locative case form of 'novac'.
You can, and people will understand, but 'u novcu' is the fixed idiomatic form.
Yes, very frequently in casual conversation and media headlines.
Absolutely! The words are basic, and the concept is easy to visualize.
On je plivao, ona je plivala, oni su plivali.
No, it's too informal. Use 'visoka primanja' or 'financijska stabilnost' instead.
Yes, they are synonyms, but 'pun k'o brod' is more common in coastal regions.
Frases relacionadas
Pun k'o brod
synonymExtremely rich
Imati novca kao blata
synonymTo have money like dirt
Valjati se u lovi
similarTo roll in cash
Nema pas za što da ga ugrize
contrastTo be dirt poor
Prati novac
confusingMoney laundering
