zahvaliti

захвалити

/zaxʋǎːliti/ · perfective · impf.: zahvaljivati

VERB

(+ dat., na + loc.) to thank

Zahvalio sam joj na pomoći. — I thanked her for her help.

Želim da vam se zahvalim na strpljenju. — I'd like to thank you for your patience.
(zahvaliti se, of an offer) to decline; to turn down

Zahvalila se na ponudi i otišla kući. — She declined the offer and went home.
(zahvaliti se, of a post) to resign; to step down

Trener se zahvalio na funkciji posle poraza. — The coach stepped down after the defeat.

The person thanked is in the dative, the reason takes «na» + locative: zahvaliti nekome na nečemu; imperfective: zahvaljivati.

Synonyms:

odbiti

Forms

Past (masc.): zahvalio

Imperative: zahvali