kuvati

кувати

/kûʋati/ · imperfective

VERB

to cook

Moja mama odlično kuva. — My mom is a great cook.

Šta danas kuvaš za ručak? — What are you cooking for lunch today?
(of water, coffee, tea) to boil; to make

Svako jutro kuvam kafu za oboje. — Every morning I make coffee for both of us.
colloq. (kuvati se) to be cooking; to be brewing

Supa se još kuva, sačekaj malo. — The soup is still cooking, wait a bit.

Nešto se kuva u firmi, svi su nervozni. — Something is brewing at the company, everyone's nervous.

The perfective is skuvati; "kuvati kafu" is the usual way to say "make coffee".

Synonyms:

spremati

Forms

Past (masc.): kuvao

Imperative: kuvaj