predavati

предавати

/predǎːʋati/ · imperfective · pf.: predati

VERB

to teach; to lecture

Moja mama predaje matematiku u gimnaziji. — My mom teaches math at a high school.

Profesor Jovanović predaje na Filološkom fakultetu. — Professor Jovanović lectures at the Faculty of Philology.
to hand over; to hand in; to submit

Studenti predaju radove do petka. — Students hand in their papers by Friday.

Dokumenta se predaju na šalteru broj tri. — Documents are submitted at counter number three.
(predavati se) to surrender; to give up

Naš tim se nikad ne predaje. — Our team never gives up.
(predavati se + dat.) to devote oneself to; to give oneself up to

Leti se potpuno predaje odmoru i moru. — In summer he gives himself over completely to rest and the sea.

The perfective is predati; "predaje nam istoriju" means "he teaches us history" (to whom takes the dative, what takes the accusative).

Synonyms:

podučavati uručivati odustajati

Forms

Past (masc.): predavao

Imperative: predaj

Antonyms: primati