reći
рећи/rêt͡ɕi/ · perfective
RuVERB
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to say; to tellReci mi istinu. — Tell me the truth.Šta si rekao? Nisam čuo. — What did you say? I didn't hear.
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(+ da, to do something) to tellRekla mi je da je sačekam ispred zgrade. — She told me to wait for her outside the building.Reci mu da me pozove. — Tell him to call me.
The imperfective counterpart is «govoriti»; the person told is in the dative: reći nekome.
Synonyms:
Forms
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | reknem |
| ti | rekneš |
| on/ona/ono | rekne |
| mi | reknemo |
| vi | reknete |
| oni/one/ona | reknu |
Past (masc.): rekao
Imperative: rekni
Expressions
- recimo — let's say; for example
- reći zbogom — to say goodbye; to bid farewell