pričinjavati

1. (pričinjavati se + dat.) to seem; to imagine seeing or hearing
   Pričinjava mi se da neko kuca na vrata. — I keep thinking someone's knocking at the door.
   Noću joj se pričinjavaju senke u sobi. — At night she imagines shadows in the room.
2. formal (+ acc.) to cause; to give
   Ova odluka nam pričinjava velike teškoće. — This decision is causing us great difficulties.
   Pričinjava mi zadovoljstvo da vas pozdravim. — It gives me pleasure to welcome you.

In the sense 'to seem' it is used with se and the dative: pričinjava mi se.