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osvanuti

осванути

osvànuti · /osʋǎnuti/ · perfective · impf.: osvanjivati

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VERB
  1. (of day, morning) to dawn; to break
    Osvanuo je sunčan i topao dan. — A sunny, warm day dawned.
    Kad je osvanulo, krenuli smo dalje. — When day broke, we moved on.
  2. (of a sign, news) to appear; to turn up
    Na zidu škole osvanuo je novi grafit. — New graffiti appeared on the school wall.
    Vest je jutros osvanula na naslovnim stranama. — The news appeared on the front pages this morning.
  3. (of a person) to find oneself somewhere at dawn
    Putovali smo celu noć i osvanuli u Budimpešti. — We traveled all night and found ourselves in Budapest at dawn.

In the sense of daybreak it is often impersonal: osvanulo je.

Synonyms:
Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
jaosvanem
tiosvaneš
on/ona/onoosvane
miosvanemo
viosvanete
oni/one/onaosvanu
Past tense: osvanuo, osvanula, osvanulo · osvanuli, osvanule
Future: osvanuću, osvanućeš, osvanuće, osvanućemo, osvanućete, osvanuće
Imperative: osvani
AI Updated 6 October 2026