istražiti

истражити

/istrǎːʒiti/ · perfective · impf.: istraživati

VERB

(of a case, incident) to investigate

Policija je istražila slučaj i pronašla lopova. — The police investigated the case and found the thief.

Moramo da istražimo zašto se to desilo. — We have to investigate why that happened.
(of a place) to explore

Za vikend smo istražili ceo Zemun. — Over the weekend we explored all of Zemun.
(of a topic, question) to research; to look into

Istražila sam cene stanova pre nego što smo se preselili. — I researched apartment prices before we moved.

Use the imperfective istraživati for an ongoing or repeated process.

Synonyms:

ispitati proučiti ispitivati

Forms

Past (masc.): istražio

Imperative: istraži