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Easy Croaan (rev. 47b) / A9 Bosnian, Serbian and Montenegrin 541 / 600

verb Croatian Serbian

define definirati («) defini sati (-še)

formulate formulirati («) formuli sati (-še)

generate generirati («) generi sati (-še)

function funkcionirati («) funkcioni sati (-še)

ignore ignorirati («) ignori sati (-še)

integrate integrirati («) integri sati (-še)

intervene intervenirati («) interveni sati (-še)

manage, oversee kontrolirati («) kontroli sati (-še)

operate operirati («) operi sati (-še)

reform reformirati («) reformi sati (-še)

reserve rezervirati («) rezervi sati (-še)

tolerate tolerirati («) toleri sati (-še)

(The thin vertical line, as usual, divides the constant part on the left of it from the

variable part on the right.) They also have stress on different syllables.

However, it’s completely wrong to think that all Croatian verbs in -irati correspond

to Serbian verbs in this way. In fact, there are many verbs in -irati used in Serbia as

well, such as:

analizirati («) analyze

diplomirati («) graduate (on univ.)

kopirati («) copy

kreirati («) create

maskirati («) mask

parkirati («) park (a car)

planirati («) plan

studirati («) study (on univ.)

šokirati («) shock

trenirati («) train

varirati («) vary

etc.

Also, some Croatian -irati verbs correspond to Serbian ones in -ovati (-uje).

Common ones are:

verb Croatian Serbian

improvise improvizirati («) improviz ovati (-uje)

isolate izolirati («) izol ovati (-uje)

combine kombinirati («) kombin ovati (-uje)

compensate kompenzirati («) kompenz ovati (-uje)

modernize modernizirati («) moderniz ovati (-uje)

organize organizirati («) organiz ovati (-uje)

pack pakirati («) pak ovati (-uje)

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