šivati

1. to sew; to stitch
   Baka voli da šiva na staroj mašini. — Grandma likes to sew on her old machine.
   Šivam dugme na košulju. — I'm sewing a button onto the shirt.
2. (of clothes) to make; to tailor
   Ona sama šiva haljine za ćerku. — She makes her daughter's dresses herself.
3. (of a wound) to stitch up; to suture
   Doktor mu je dugo šivao ranu na čelu. — The doctor spent a long time stitching the wound on his forehead.

The usual Serbian form is šiti (šijem, šio, šivenje); šivati (šivam) is a less common variant, the standard form in Croatian. Perfective: sašiti.