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kaniti

канити

kániti · /kǎːniti/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. Croat. (+ da + present) to intend; to be going to
    Kanim da sutra odem kod njega. — I intend to go and see him tomorrow.
  2. colloq. (kaniti se + gen.) to give up; to leave alone
    Kani se toga, nećeš ništa postići. — Give it up, you won't get anywhere.

In Serbia: nameravati for 'to intend'; the reflexive kaniti se ('to give up') is used in Serbia too.

Synonyms:
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jakanim
tikaniš
on/ona/onokani
mikanimo
vikanite
oni/one/onakane
Past tense: kanio, kanila, kanilo · kanili, kanile
Future: kaniću, kanićeš, kaniće, kanićemo, kanićete, kaniće
Imperative: kani
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