stizati

стизати

/stîzati/ · imperfective · pf.: stignuti

VERB

to arrive; to reach

Voz iz Novog Sada stiže u osam. — The train from Novi Sad arrives at eight.

Stiže proleće, sve je zeleno. — Spring is coming, everything is green.
(da + present) to have time to; to manage to

Ne stižem da ti odgovorim na sve poruke. — I don't have time to answer all your messages.

Stižeš li da svratiš posle posla? — Will you have time to drop by after work?
(+ acc.) to catch up with

Ostali trkači ga polako stižu. — The other runners are slowly catching up with him.

The perfective is stići; "I don't have time" is often "ne stižem".

Synonyms:

dolaziti pristizati uspevati sustizati

Forms

Past (masc.): stizao

Imperative: stiži

Antonyms: odlaziti, kasniti