pretvoriti
претворити/pretʋǒriti/ · perfective · impf.: pretvarati
RuVERB
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(+ acc. + u + acc.) to turn into; to transform; to convertStari magacin su pretvorili u restoran. — They turned the old warehouse into a restaurant.Pretvorila je hobi u pravi posao. — She turned her hobby into a real job.
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(pretvoriti se u + acc.) to turn into; to becomeKiša se uveče pretvorila u sneg. — In the evening the rain turned into snow.Svađa se brzo pretvorila u tuču. — The argument quickly turned into a fight.
The result of the change is expressed with u + accusative.
Synonyms:
Forms
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | pretvorim |
| ti | pretvoriš |
| on/ona/ono | pretvori |
| mi | pretvorimo |
| vi | pretvorite |
| oni/one/ona | pretvore |
Past (masc.): pretvorio
Imperative: pretvori
Expressions
- pretvoriti se u uvo — to be all ears