delovati

деловати

/dêloʋati/ · imperfective

VERB

to seem; to look

Deluješ umorno, jesi li dobro spavao? — You look tired, did you sleep well?

Na prvi pogled deluje kao fin čovek. — At first glance he seems like a nice man.
(of a medicine, remedy) to work; to take effect

Lek počinje da deluje posle pola sata. — The medicine starts working after half an hour.
(+ na + acc.) to affect; to influence

Kafa loše deluje na moj stomak. — Coffee has a bad effect on my stomach.
to act; to operate

Moramo odmah da delujemo. — We have to act immediately.

Udruženje deluje u Novom Sadu od 2010. — The association has operated in Novi Sad since 2010.

In the sense 'to seem' it is used with an adverb or adjective: deluje umorno / deluje umoran.

Synonyms:

izgledati uticati raditi

Forms

Past (masc.): delovao

Imperative: deluj