zvati

звати

/zʋâti/ · imperfective

VERB

(zvati se) to be called; to be named

Kako se zoveš? Zovem se Marko. — What's your name? My name is Marko.

Kako se zove ova ulica? — What's this street called?
(on the phone) to call; to phone

Mama me zove svako veče. — Mom calls me every evening.
to call; to summon

Zovu te sa hodnika. — Someone's calling you from the hallway.
(as a guest) to invite

Stalno nas zovu na ručak. — They keep inviting us to lunch.
(by a name) to call

Svi ga zovu Pera. — Everyone calls him Pera.

Names use zvati se: Zovem se Ana; the perfective for 'call, invite' is pozvati.

Synonyms:

pozivati telefonirati dozivati nazivati

Forms

Past (masc.): zvao

Imperative: zovi