zvoniti
звонитиzvòniti · /zʋǒniti/ · imperfective
VERB
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(of a phone, bell) to ringTelefon ti zvoni već pet minuta. — Your phone has been ringing for five minutes.Crkvena zvona zvone svake nedelje ujutru. — The church bells ring every Sunday morning.
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(na vrata) to ring the doorbellNeko zvoni na vrata, otvori, molim te. — Someone's ringing the doorbell, please get it.
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(impersonal, in the ears) to ring in one's earsPosle koncerta mi je celu noć zvonilo u ušima. — After the concert my ears were ringing all night.
To phone someone is usually zvati or pozvati, not zvoniti.
Conjugation, imperfective
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | zvonim |
| ti | zvoniš |
| on/ona/ono | zvoni |
| mi | zvonimo |
| vi | zvonite |
| oni/one/ona | zvone |
Past (masc.): zvonio
Imperative: zvoni
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Updated 30 September 2026