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poveravati

поверавати

poverávati · /poʋerǎːʋati/ · imperfective · pf.: poveriti

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VERB
  1. (to sb + acc.) to entrust
    Šef mu uvek poverava najvažnije projekte. — The boss always entrusts him with the most important projects.
    Ne poveravam decu nepoznatim ljudima. — I don't entrust my children to strangers.
  2. (of secrets, thoughts) to confide
    Ona mi poverava sve svoje tajne. — She confides all her secrets to me.
  3. (poveravati se + dat.) to confide in
    Uvek se poverava starijoj sestri. — She always confides in her older sister.

The person entrusted or confided in is in the dative: poveravati nešto nekome, poveravati se nekome.

Synonyms:
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
japoveravam
tipoveravaš
on/ona/onopoverava
mipoveravamo
vipoveravate
oni/one/onapoveravaju
Past tense: poveravao, poveravala, poveravalo · poveravali, poveravale
Future: poveravaću, poveravaćeš, poveravaće, poveravaćemo, poveravaćete, poveravaće
Imperative: poveravaj
AI Updated 6 October 2026