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otuđiti

отуђити

otúđiti · /otǔːd͡ʑiti/ · perfective · impf.: otuđivati

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VERB
  1. (otuđiti se od + gen.) to become estranged; to drift apart
    Posle 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.
  2. (in police reports) to steal; to take
    Nepoznata osoba je otuđila novčanik iz automobila. — An unknown person stole a wallet from the car.
  3. (+ acc.) to alienate; to estrange
    Svojim ponašanjem je otuđio sve prijatelje. — His behaviour alienated all his friends.
  4. formal (of property, legal term) to dispose of, to transfer ownership of property
    Opština 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
jaotuđim
tiotuđiš
on/ona/onootuđi
miotuđimo
viotuđite
oni/one/onaotuđe
Past tense: otuđio, otuđila, otuđilo · otuđili, otuđile
Future: otuđiću, otuđićeš, otuđiće, otuđićemo, otuđićete, otuđiće
Imperative: otuđi
AI Updated 13 October 2026