zadovoljiti
задовољитиzadovòljiti · /zadoʋǒʎiti/ · perfective · impf.: zadovoljavati
VERB
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to satisfy; to pleaseTeško je zadovoljiti sve kupce. — It's hard to satisfy every customer.Nova plata je zadovoljila njegove potrebe. — The new salary met his needs.
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(of conditions, criteria) to meet; to fulfilKandidat nije zadovoljio uslove konkursa. — The candidate didn't meet the requirements of the job posting.
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(without an object) to live up to expectationsNovi igrač nije zadovoljio na prvoj utakmici. — The new player didn't live up to expectations in his first match.
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(zadovoljiti se + instr.) to settle for; to be content withNa kraju smo se zadovoljili nerešenim rezultatom. — In the end we settled for a draw.
The reflexive form takes the instrumental: zadovoljiti se malim.
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Conjugation, perfective
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | zadovoljim |
| ti | zadovoljiš |
| on/ona/ono | zadovolji |
| mi | zadovoljimo |
| vi | zadovoljite |
| oni/one/ona | zadovolje |
Past tense: zadovoljio, zadovoljila, zadovoljilo · zadovoljili, zadovoljile
Future: zadovoljiću, zadovoljićeš, zadovoljiće, zadovoljićemo, zadovoljićete, zadovoljiće
Imperative: zadovolji
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Updated 28 September 2026