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sažeti

сажети

sàžēti · /sǎʒeːti/ · perfective · impf.: sažimati

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VERB
  1. (of text or speech) to summarize; to sum up; to abridge
    Možeš li da sažmeš članak u tri rečenice? — Can you summarize the article in three sentences?
    Sve svoje utiske sažela je u jednu reč. — She summed up all her impressions in one word.
  2. formal (usually sažeti se) to compress; to contract; to shrink
    Sažela se od straha u uglu sobe. — She huddled up in fear in the corner of the room.

The imperfective is sažimati; the adverb sažeto means "concisely" (sažeto rečeno, "in short").

Synonyms:
Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
jasažmem
tisažmeš
on/ona/onosažme
misažmemo
visažmete
oni/one/onasažmu
Past tense: sažeo, sažela, saželo · saželi, sažele
Future: sažeću, sažećeš, sažeće, sažećemo, sažećete, sažeće
Imperative: sažmi
AI Updated 6 October 2026