nazvati

назвати

/nǎzʋati/ · perfective · impf.: nazivati

VERB

(by phone) to call; to phone

Nazvaću te kad stignem kući. — I'll call you when I get home.

Jesi li nazvao mamu? — Did you call Mom?
to name

Sina su nazvali po dedi. — They named their son after his grandfather.
(+ instr.) to call someone something

Nazvao me je lažovom. — He called me a liar.

The imperfective is zvati; "to name after" is nazvati po + locative.

Synonyms:

pozvati imenovati prozvati

Forms

Past (masc.): nazvao

Imperative: nazovi