zahvaljivati

захваљивати

/zaxʋaʎǐːʋati/ · imperfective · pf.: zahvaliti

VERB

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

Zahvaljujem vam na pomoći. — Thank you for your help.

Stalno nam se zahvaljuje za sve. — He keeps thanking us for everything.
(zahvaljivati se na + loc.) to politely decline; to step down

Zahvaljujem se na ponudi, ali ne mogu da dođem. — Thanks for the offer, but I can't come.

The person is in the dative and the reason takes na + locative: zahvaljujem ti na poklonu; used both with and without se.

Synonyms:

zahvaliti

Forms

Past (masc.): zahvaljivao

Imperative: zahvaljuj