Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From po- +‎ služiti.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /poslǔːʒiti/
  • Hyphenation: po‧slu‧ži‧ti

Verb

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poslúžiti pf (Cyrillic spelling послу́жити)

  1. (transitive) to serve, be of use (guests, purpose etc.)
    Konobari će vas uskoro poslužiti.The waiters will serve you soon.
    Mogu ti posuditi svoju ako ti može poslužiti.I can lend you mine if it can be of use to you.
  2. (reflexive) to make use of, use, utilise
    Poslužite se svim sredstvima koja su vam na raspolaganju.Make use of all the resources available to you.
  3. (reflexive) to help oneself
    Hrana je na stolu, poslužite se!Food is on the table, help yourselves!

Conjugation

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