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Easy Croaan (rev. 47b) / 42 Come In, Come Out, Go 245 / 600
actually preferred in Standard Croatian, but less often used in real life (e.g. about 5
times less common on the Internet).
The next three verbs have forms very similar to others. These verbs sound quite
alike, and their meaning is all about moving with respect to something else rather
than the destination or origin of motion. What is special about them is that they can
use prepositions with nouns, but also plain objects in A, without much difference in
meaning. Each verb uses a different preposition:
obilaziti ~ obići (obiđe, obišao, obišla) go around; visit
prelaziti ~ preći (pređe, prešao, prešla) cross, go over *
prolaziti ~ proći (prođe, prošao, prošla) go through; pass
The verb pair starting with pro- is used when you literally pass something; it’s used
with either A or kroz + A:
Prolazim kroz šumu A . I’m passing through the forest.
Prošao sam kroz šumu A . I passed through the forest.
Prošao sam šumu A . I left the forest behind.
As in English, this pair can be used figuratively, then things just pass, i.e. they are
there, and then they are not:
Vrijeme N prolazi. Time is passing.
proći past-m
proći past-m
Bol N će proći. The pain will pass.
f
Bol N je prošla. The pain has passed. = The pain is gone.
f | proći past-f
The past form of the perf. verb is used as a real adjective, in the meaning previous,
last:
Prošle godine G sam bila u Zadru DL . I was in Zadar last year.
The verb pair starting with pre- means cross; it can be used with either preko over +
G, or with just with an object in A:
Prešao sam preko mosta G . I crossed over the bridge.
preći past-m
Prešao sam most A . I crossed the bridge.
preći past-m
Prelazim most A . I’m crossing the bridge.
The perf. verb in this pair was listed above in a shorter, regularized form, which is
considered non-standard, unfortunately. The standard perf. verb has a bit irregular
infinitive and the present tense forms:
prelaziti ~ prijeći (prijeđe, prešao, prešla) cross, go over
You will encounter both forms in writing, and on the Internet, including newspapers
(Google for e.g. preći preko or pređem preko). The verb pair with preko + G is
also used metaphorically, to ignore, dismiss or not discuss something:
Ne mogu prijeći preko toga G . I can’t dismiss it.
Ne mogu preći preko toga G . (the same, but non-standard)
moći pres-1
moći pres-1