nametnuti

1. (something on someone) to impose; to force upon
   Roditelji su joj nametnuli svoj izbor fakulteta. — Her parents imposed their choice of university on her.
   Vlada je nametnula nove poreze građanima. — The government imposed new taxes on citizens.
2. (nametnuti se) to impose oneself; to force oneself on someone
   Nisam htela da se nametnem, pa sam otišla ranije. — I didn't want to impose, so I left early.
3. (nametnuti se kao) to establish oneself as
   Brzo se nametnuo kao vođa tima. — He quickly established himself as the team leader.
4. (of a question, conclusion) to arise; to suggest itself
   Odmah se nametnulo pitanje ko je za to kriv. — The question immediately arose of who was to blame.

Pattern: nametnuti nekome nešto (dative + accusative); the imperfective is nametati.