radovati
радовати/râdoʋati/ · imperfective
RuVERB
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(radovati se + dat.) to be happy; to rejoice; to be gladRadujem se tvom uspehu na ispitu. — I'm happy about your success on the exam.Deca su se radovala prvom snegu. — The children were delighted by the first snow.
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(of a future event) to look forward toVeć se radujem letovanju na moru. — I'm already looking forward to the summer holiday at the seaside.Radujem se što ćemo se videti u subotu. — I'm looking forward to seeing you on Saturday.
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(+ acc.) to make happy; to delightRaduje me što si došao. — I'm glad you came.
In the sense 'to be happy about' it is used with se and the dative: radovati se poklonu.
Synonyms:
veseliti
Forms
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | radujem |
| ti | raduješ |
| on/ona/ono | raduje |
| mi | radujemo |
| vi | radujete |
| oni/one/ona | raduju |
Past (masc.): radovao
Imperative: raduj
Antonyms:
tugovati, žalostiti
Expressions
- radovati se kao malo dete — to be as happy as a child