diktirati

1. (of a text) to dictate
   Učiteljica polako diktira, a deca pišu. — The teacher dictates slowly and the children write.
   Direktor sekretarici diktira pismo. — The director is dictating a letter to his secretary.
2. (of terms, pace, fashion) to dictate; to impose; to set
   Tržište diktira cene, ne mi. — The market dictates prices, not us.
   Naš tim je diktirao tempo celu utakmicu. — Our team set the pace for the whole match.

Pattern: diktirati komu šta — "to dictate something to someone".