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preostati

преостати

preòstati · /preǒstati/ · perfective · impf.: preostajati

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VERB
  1. to remain; to be left
    Preostalo nam je još samo pet minuta. — We only have five minutes left.
    Od plate mi je preostalo malo novca. — I had a little money left from my salary.
  2. (impersonal, ne preostati + dat. + nego) to have no choice but
    Nije mi preostalo ništa drugo nego da čekam. — I had no choice but to wait.
    Preostalo mu je samo da se izvini. — All he could do was apologize.

The person who has something left is in the dative: preostalo mi je. The imperfective is preostajati (ne preostaje mi ništa drugo).

Synonyms:
Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
japreostanem
tipreostaneš
on/ona/onopreostane
mipreostanemo
vipreostanete
oni/one/onapreostanu
Past tense: preostao, preostala, preostalo · preostali, preostale
Future: preostaću, preostaćeš, preostaće, preostaćemo, preostaćete, preostaće
Imperative: preostani
AI Updated 29 October 2026