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okončati

окончати

okònčati · /okǒnt͡ʃati/ · perfective

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VERB
  1. to end; to finish; to bring to an end
    Vlada želi da što pre okonča štrajk. — The government wants to end the strike as soon as possible.
    Sukob je okončan posle dva meseca pregovora. — The conflict was ended after two months of negotiations.

The word is somewhat formal and common in the news; in everyday speech "završiti" is usual.

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Expressions
  • okončati život — to die; to take one's own life
    Okončao je život u rodnom selu. — He ended his days in his native village.
Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
jaokončam
tiokončaš
on/ona/onookonča
miokončamo
viokončate
oni/one/onaokončaju
Past tense: okončao, okončala, okončalo · okončali, okončale
Future: okončaću, okončaćeš, okončaće, okončaćemo, okončaćete, okončaće
Imperative: okončaj
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