nasleđivati

1. (property, traits) to inherit
   Deca često nasleđuju boju očiju od oca. — Children often inherit their eye colour from their father.
   U toj porodici imanje uvek nasleđuje najstariji sin. — In that family the eldest son always inherits the estate.
2. (someone in a position) to succeed; to take over from
   Novi direktor nasleđuje kolegu koji odlazi u penziju. — The new director is taking over from a colleague who is retiring.

What is inherited takes the accusative, from whom takes od + genitive; perfective is naslediti.