izviniti
извинитиizvíniti · /izʋǐːniti/ · perfective · impf.: izvinjavati
VERB
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(izviniti se) to apologizeIzvinio sam joj se što sam zakasnio. — I apologized to her for being late.Moraš da se izviniš bratu. — You have to apologize to your brother.
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(in the imperative) sorry; excuse meIzvinite, gde je autobuska stanica? — Excuse me, where is the bus stop?Izvini, nisam te video. — Sorry, I didn't see you.
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(+ acc.) to excuse; to forgiveIzvinićete me, moram da se javim na telefon. — You'll excuse me, I have to take this call.
The person apologized to is in the dative, the reason takes za + acc.: izviniti se nekome za nešto.
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Updated 30 September 2026