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pozdravljati

поздрављати

pòzdravljati · /pǒzdraʋʎati/ · imperfective · pf.: pozdraviti

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VERB
  1. to greet; to say hello
    Komšija me uvek ljubazno pozdravlja. — My neighbor always greets me politely.
    Zašto me više ne pozdravljaš? — Why don't you say hello to me anymore?
  2. (through someone, in writing) to send regards; to say hi
    Mama te mnogo pozdravlja. — Mom says hi and sends her love.
    Pozdravljam sve prijatelje iz Novog Sada! — Greetings to all my friends from Novi Sad!
  3. (of a decision, idea) to welcome; to approve of
    Građani pozdravljaju odluku o novom parku. — Residents welcome the decision on the new park.
  4. (with applause, shouts) to cheer; to acclaim
    Navijači su pozdravljali igrače gromoglasnim aplauzom. — The fans were cheering the players with thunderous applause.
  5. (pozdravljati se) to greet each other; to say goodbye
    Dugo su se pozdravljali ispred zgrade. — They spent a long time saying goodbye outside the building.
    Mi se više i ne pozdravljamo. — We don't even say hello to each other anymore.

Takes the accusative (pozdravljati koga); "pozdravi ga" means "say hi to him for me".

Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
japozdravljam
tipozdravljaš
on/ona/onopozdravlja
mipozdravljamo
vipozdravljate
oni/one/onapozdravljaju
Past tense: pozdravljao, pozdravljala, pozdravljalo · pozdravljali, pozdravljale
Future: pozdravljaću, pozdravljaćeš, pozdravljaće, pozdravljaćemo, pozdravljaćete, pozdravljaće
Imperative: pozdravljaj
AI Updated 29 September 2026