patiti

патити

/pâtiti/ · imperfective

VERB

to suffer

Ne mogu da gledam kako pas pati. — I can't watch the dog suffer.

Posle raskida je dugo patila. — She suffered for a long time after the breakup.
(od + gen., of illness) to suffer from

Moj deda pati od visokog pritiska. — My grandfather suffers from high blood pressure.

Pati od nesanice već mesecima. — He has been suffering from insomnia for months.
(za + instr.) to pine for; to long for

On još pati za bivšom devojkom. — He's still pining for his ex-girlfriend.
colloq. (patiti se) to struggle; to toil

Ceo dan se patim s ovim formularom. — I've been struggling with this form all day.

For an illness use patiti od + gen. (od migrene); for missing a person use patiti za + instr.

Synonyms:

trpeti stradati čeznuti

Forms

Past (masc.): patio

Imperative: pati

Antonyms: uživati