15 Common Verbs Sl-Sv

• slažem, slagao ~ složim

N A	N puts A to order, puts A together
N se (with I)	N agrees (with I)

∆ sloga "concord, harmony"

∆ složen adj. "complex, complicated"

• slijedim

N (A)

N follows (A)

• slikam ~ na-

N (A)

N paints (A)

∆ slika "picture, painting"

• slušam

N A	N listens to A

∆ sluh "sense of hearing"

• smanjujem, smanjivao ~ smanjim

N A	N lowers A, decreases A
N se	N gets smaller

opp: → povećavam

• smetam ~ za-

N (D)

N interferes (with D), gets in the way

∆ smetnja "interference"

• smijem, smijao ~ na-

N se (D)

N laughs (at D)

∆ smijëh "laughter"

∆ smijëšän adj. "funny"

• snimam ~ snimim

N A	N records A

* used only for sound and video recordings

∆ snimka "recording"

• spašavam ~ spasim

N A	N rescues A

∆ spas "salvation"

• spavam

N

N sleeps

• spremam ~ spremim

N A	N stores A
N A	N prepares A (food)
N A	N packs up A, puts A to its place

* also used with meaning "put a room in order"

• stajem, stajao ~ stanem, stao

N (‹›)

N stands up, comes to stand (‹›)

→ stojim

∆ stan "appartment"

• stišćem, stiskao ~ stisnem

N (A)	N squeezes (A)
N se	N shrinks

• stojim, stojao/stajao

N (#)

N stands (#)

→ stajem

• stvaram ~ stvorim

N A	N creates A

opp: → uništavam

∆ stvar f "thing"

• sudim

N (A¹) (za A²)

N judges (A¹) (for A²)

* used for courts

∆ sud "court of law"

∆ sudac "judge"

• surađujem, surađivao

N (s I)

N cooperates (with I)

∆ suradnja "cooperation"

• sušim ~ o-

N A	N dries A
N se	N dries, gets dry

∆ suša "drought"

∆ suh adj. "dry"

opp: → močim

• sviđam, svidio, svidjëla ~ svidim

N se D

D likes N

• svijëtlim

N	N makes light, illuminates, N's light is on

∆ svjëtlo "light"

∆ svjëtäo, svjëtla adj. "light, bright"

• sviram ~ od-

N (A) (D)

N plays (A) to (D)

* used for playing music only!

• svlačim ~ svučem (svuku), svukäo, svukla, svući

N A	N takes A (clothes, etc) off

opp: → oblačim

• svrbim

N A	N itches A

∆ svrbež "itch"