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izoštriti

изоштрити

izòštriti · /izǒʃtriti/ · perfective · impf.: izoštravati

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VERB
  1. to sharpen
    Moram da izoštrim olovku. — I need to sharpen my pencil.
  2. (of an image) to bring into focus
    Izoštri sliku pre nego što slikaš. — Bring it into focus before you take the picture.
  3. (of senses, skills, views) to sharpen; to hone
    Rad u kuhinji mu je izoštrio čulo ukusa. — Working in a kitchen sharpened his sense of taste.

The imperfective is izoštravati; for a knife naoštriti is more common.

Synonyms:
Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
jaizoštrim
tiizoštriš
on/ona/onoizoštri
miizoštrimo
viizoštrite
oni/one/onaizoštre
Past tense: izoštrio, izoštrila, izoštrilo · izoštrili, izoštrile
Future: izoštriću, izoštrićeš, izoštriće, izoštrićemo, izoštrićete, izoštriće
Imperative: izoštri
AI Updated 6 October 2026