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zavoditi

заводити

zavòditi · /zaʋǒditi/ · imperfective · pf.: zavesti

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VERB
  1. (of people) to seduce; to charm
    On stalno zavodi devojke u kafićima. — He is always seducing girls in cafés.
  2. (order, measures) to introduce; to impose
    Vlada zavodi nove mere štednje. — The government is introducing new austerity measures.
    Novi direktor zavodi red u firmi. — The new director is bringing order to the company.
  3. (deception) to mislead; to lead astray
    Takvi naslovi samo zavode čitaoce. — Headlines like that only mislead readers.
  4. (in records) to register; to log
    Sekretarica zavodi svaki dopis u delovodnik. — The secretary logs every letter in the register.

Transitive; the sense "to establish order" (zavoditi red) is more often met in the perfective zavesti.

Synonyms:
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jazavodim
tizavodiš
on/ona/onozavodi
mizavodimo
vizavodite
oni/one/onazavode
Past tense: zavodio, zavodila, zavodilo · zavodili, zavodile
Future: zavodiću, zavodićeš, zavodiće, zavodićemo, zavodićete, zavodiće
Imperative: zavodi
AI Updated 29 October 2026