žaliti

жалити

/ʒâliti/ · imperfective

VERB

(zbog + gen.; što…) to regret; to be sorry

Žalim što nisam došao na tvoj rođendan. — I'm sorry I didn't come to your birthday.

Ne žalim ni zbog čega što sam uradio. — I don't regret anything I've done.
(žaliti se na + acc.) to complain

Komšije se stalno žale na buku. — The neighbours keep complaining about the noise.

Na šta se žališ, sve je u redu? — What are you complaining about? Everything's fine.
(+ acc.) to pity; to feel sorry for

Žalim tu decu, nemaju gde da se igraju. — I feel sorry for those kids; they have nowhere to play.
(za + instr.) to mourn; to grieve; to miss

Cela porodica još žali za dedom. — The whole family is still mourning Grandpa.
(with negation, + gen.) to spare no; not to begrudge

Roditelji nisu žalili novca za njegovo školovanje. — His parents spared no expense on his education.

To complain about is žaliti se na + acc.; to regret something is žaliti zbog + gen.

Synonyms:

tugovati žalovati prigovarati

Forms

Past (masc.): žalio

Imperative: žali