tražiti
тражити/trǎːʒiti/ · imperfective
RuVERB
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to look for; to searchTražim ključeve već pola sata. — I've been looking for my keys for half an hour.On traži posao u Beogradu. — He's looking for a job in Belgrade.
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to ask for; to demandTražio je od šefa povišicu. — He asked his boss for a raise.Radnici traže veće plate. — The workers are demanding higher wages.
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(of a task, job) to require; to needOvaj posao traži mnogo strpljenja. — This job requires a lot of patience.
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(tražiti se) to be in demandProgrameri se danas mnogo traže. — Programmers are in high demand today.
'Ask someone for something' is tražiti nešto od nekoga.
Forms
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | tražim |
| ti | tražiš |
| on/ona/ono | traži |
| mi | tražimo |
| vi | tražite |
| oni/one/ona | traže |
Past (masc.): tražio
Imperative: traži
Antonyms:
nalaziti
Expressions
- tražiti dlaku u jajetu — to nitpick; to split hairs
- tražiti iglu u plastu sena — to look for a needle in a haystack