Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From за- +‎ држати.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zadřʒati/
  • Hyphenation: за‧др‧жа‧ти

Verb

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задр̀жати pf (Latin spelling zadr̀žati)

  1. (transitive) to keep, retain, withhold
  2. (transitive) to preserve, maintain (tradition etc.)
  3. (transitive) to stop, hold (up) (traffic, car, attention, action, breath etc.)
  4. (reflexive) to stop, stay, spend time

Conjugation

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