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svršiti

свршити

svŕšiti · /sʋřːʃiti/ · perfective · impf.: svršavati

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VERB
  1. dated to finish; to complete
    Svršio sam sve poslove za danas. — I've finished all my work for today.
  2. formal (of fate, outcome) to end up; to come to an end
    Ako tako nastavi, loše će svršiti. — If he carries on like this, he'll come to a bad end.
  3. vulg. to come
    Rekao je da je svršio prebrzo. — He said he came too quickly.

For 'to finish' and 'to end up', neutral contemporary speech normally uses završiti, since svršiti also has a vulgar sense.

Antonyms:
Expressions
  • staviti nekoga pred svršen čin — to present someone with a fait accompli
    Stavili su nas pred svršen čin. — They presented us with a fait accompli.
Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
jasvršim
tisvršiš
on/ona/onosvrši
misvršimo
visvršite
oni/one/onasvrše
Past tense: svršio, svršila, svršilo · svršili, svršile
Future: svršiću, svršićeš, svršiće, svršićemo, svršićete, svršiće
Imperative: svrši
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