This is the 40th most frequent Serbian word.
без
"Без" means "without" in English.
The word 'без' is used here to indicate the absence of the object 'новчаника' in the context of the action of going shopping.
Ја идем у куповину без новчаника.
I am going shopping without a wallet.
Here, 'без' expresses that the action of finishing the project was accomplished in the absence of 'додатне помоћи'.
Ми смо завршили пројекат без додатне помоћи.
We finished the project without additional help.
In this sentence, 'без' denotes the absence of the concept 'пријатеља' when imagining life.