otuđiti
отуђитиotúđiti · /otǔːd͡ʑiti/ · perfective · impf.: otuđivati
VERB
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(otuđiti se od + gen.) to become estranged; to drift apartPosle razvoda se potpuno otuđio od porodice. — After the divorce he became completely estranged from his family.Vremenom smo se otuđili jedno od drugog. — Over time we drifted apart.
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(in police reports) to steal; to takeNepoznata osoba je otuđila novčanik iz automobila. — An unknown person stole a wallet from the car.
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(+ acc.) to alienate; to estrangeSvojim ponašanjem je otuđio sve prijatelje. — His behaviour alienated all his friends.
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formal (of property, legal term) to dispose of, to transfer ownership of propertyOpština ne sme da otuđi zemljište bez saglasnosti skupštine. — The municipality may not dispose of the land without the assembly's consent.Sud je zabranio vlasniku da otuđi nepokretnost do kraja postupka. — The court prohibited the owner from transferring the property until the end of the proceedings.
In the sense "to steal" it is an official word used in police reports and news; in conversation people say ukrasti. In civil-law texts otuđiti imovinu usually means "to transfer ownership of property to someone else" (sell, give away).
Synonyms:
Conjugation, perfective
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | otuđim |
| ti | otuđiš |
| on/ona/ono | otuđi |
| mi | otuđimo |
| vi | otuđite |
| oni/one/ona | otuđe |
Past tense: otuđio, otuđila, otuđilo · otuđili, otuđile
Future: otuđiću, otuđićeš, otuđiće, otuđićemo, otuđićete, otuđiće
Imperative: otuđi
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Updated 13 October 2026