16 Common Verbs Š-T

• šaljem, slao ~ po-

N (A) (D)

N sends (A) (to D)

• šećem, šetao ~ pro-

N (I)	N strolls (I)
N (A)	N walks A*

* used for instance to "walk a dog"

∆ šetnja "stroll, leisurely walk"

• širim ~ ra-, pro-

N A	N spreads, widens A
N se	N spreads, gets wider, gets bigger

* used to "spread wings", "enlarge a house"; to "spread butter or cream": → mažem

∆ širok "wide"

∆ širina "width"

• šivam/šijem, šivao/šio ~ sašijem, sašio

N (A)

N sews (A)

∆ šav "seam, stitch"

• štitim ~ za-

N (A) (od G)

N protects (A) (from G)

∆ zaštita "protection"

• šutim

N (o L)

N is silent (about L)

• tečem (teku), tekäo, tekla, teći

N

N flows

∆ tok "flow"

• tjëram ~ po-, o-

N A (od G)	N chases away A (from G)
N A INF	N forces A to-INF

∆ potjera "chase"

• točim ~ na-

N (A)

N pours (A)

• tonem ~ po-

N

N sinks

→ potopim

• topim ~ o-

N A	N melts A
N se	N melts

• tražim

N A	N looks for A
N se	N is looked for

• trčim, trčao

N (››)

N runs (››)

∆ trka "run"

• trëbam

N A (od G)	N needs A (from G)
N D	D needs N*
N INF	N needs to-INF; N should INF

* alternate construct, thing needed in nom.

∆ potreba "need"

• trgam ~ po-, s-

N (A)

N tears (A)

• trljam ~ pro-

N A

N rubs A

• trošim ~ po-

N A	N spends A

* used for spending goods, not "spend time, holidays": → provodim

• tučem (tuku), tukäo, tukla, tući ~ is-

N (A)	N beats A
N-pl se	N-pl beat one another

* used for physical fights; for victories: → pobjëđujem