postavljati

постављати

/pǒstaʋʎati/ · imperfective · pf.: postaviti

VERB

to put; to place; to set up; to install

Majstori upravo postavljaju pločice u kupatilu. — The workers are putting tiles in the bathroom right now.

Svake nedelje ja postavljam sto za ručak. — Every Sunday I set the table for lunch.
(of questions, conditions, goals) to ask; to set; to lay down

Deca stalno postavljaju pitanja. — Children keep asking questions.

On uvek postavlja neke uslove. — He always sets some conditions.
(to a position) to appoint

Vlada postavlja nove direktore javnih preduzeća. — The government is appointing new heads of public companies.

"To ask a question" is postavljati pitanje; the perfective is postaviti.

Synonyms:

stavljati imenovati

Forms

Past (masc.): postavljao

Imperative: postavljaj

Antonyms: skidati, uklanjati, smenjivati