pretvarati
претварати/pretʋǎːrati/ · imperfective · pf.: pretvoriti
RuVERB
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(pretvarati se) to pretend; to feignNe pretvaraj se da me ne čuješ. — Don't pretend you can't hear me.On se samo pretvara da je bolestan. — He's just pretending to be sick.
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(u + acc.) to turn into; to transformStari magacin pretvaraju u kafić. — They're turning the old warehouse into a café.Kiša se polako pretvara u sneg. — The rain is slowly turning into snow.
"To pretend" is pretvarati se da + clause; "to turn into" is pretvarati (se) u + accusative.
Forms
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | pretvaram |
| ti | pretvaraš |
| on/ona/ono | pretvara |
| mi | pretvaramo |
| vi | pretvarate |
| oni/one/ona | pretvaraju |
Past (masc.): pretvarao
Imperative: pretvaraj