progovoriti

проговорити

/proɡoʋǒriti/ · perfective

VERB

(of a child) to start talking; to say one's first words

Naša ćerka je progovorila sa godinu dana. — Our daughter started talking at one year old.

Posle dva meseca je progovorio srpski. — After two months he started speaking Serbian.
(after silence) to speak up; to break one's silence; to talk

Svedok je konačno progovorio o svemu. — The witness finally spoke out about everything.

Ćutao je ceo sat, a onda je progovorio. — He was silent for a whole hour, and then he spoke.

The topic is introduced with o + locative: progovoriti o problemu.

Synonyms:

prozboriti

Forms

Past (masc.): progovorio

Imperative: progovori

Antonyms: zaćutati