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zadovoljiti

задовољити

zadovòljiti · /zadoʋǒʎiti/ · perfective · impf.: zadovoljavati

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VERB
  1. to satisfy; to please
    Teško je zadovoljiti sve kupce. — It's hard to satisfy every customer.
    Nova plata je zadovoljila njegove potrebe. — The new salary met his needs.
  2. (of conditions, criteria) to meet; to fulfil
    Kandidat nije zadovoljio uslove konkursa. — The candidate didn't meet the requirements of the job posting.
  3. (without an object) to live up to expectations
    Novi igrač nije zadovoljio na prvoj utakmici. — The new player didn't live up to expectations in his first match.
  4. (zadovoljiti se + instr.) to settle for; to be content with
    Na 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
jazadovoljim
tizadovoljiš
on/ona/onozadovolji
mizadovoljimo
vizadovoljite
oni/one/onazadovolje
Past tense: zadovoljio, zadovoljila, zadovoljilo · zadovoljili, zadovoljile
Future: zadovoljiću, zadovoljićeš, zadovoljiće, zadovoljićemo, zadovoljićete, zadovoljiće
Imperative: zadovolji
AI Updated 28 September 2026