preostati
преостатиpreòstati · /preǒstati/ · perfective · impf.: preostajati
VERB
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to remain; to be leftPreostalo 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.
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(impersonal, ne preostati + dat. + nego) to have no choice butNije 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 | |
|---|---|
| ja | preostanem |
| ti | preostaneš |
| on/ona/ono | preostane |
| mi | preostanemo |
| vi | preostanete |
| oni/one/ona | preostanu |
Past tense: preostao, preostala, preostalo · preostali, preostale
Future: preostaću, preostaćeš, preostaće, preostaćemo, preostaćete, preostaće
Imperative: preostani
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Updated 29 October 2026