Present verbal adverbs (-ći)

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simultaneously
istovremeno
People rarely do two jobs simultaneously.
Ljudi rijetko rade dva posla istovremeno.
to talk on the phone
telefonirati
to type
tipkati
You cannot talk on the phone and type simultaneously.
Ne možeš telefonirati i tipkati istovremeno.
While typing, he drank coffee with milk.
Tipkajući, pio je kavu s mlijekom.
While talking on the phone, he was looking out the window.
Telefonirajući, gledao je kroz prozor.
She works while talking on the phone with clients.
Ona radi telefonirajući s klijentima.
While listening to music, I solve a problem.
Slušajući glazbu rješavam problem.
to check (imperfective)
provjeravati
Checking the e-mail, she found a mistake.
Provjeravajući e-mail, našla je pogrešku.
She drank tea while checking the new document.
Pila je čaj provjeravajući novi dokument.
note
bilješka
Reading the note, the director smiled.
Čitajući bilješku, direktor se nasmiješio.
He was writing notes while listening to my proposal.
Pisao je bilješke slušajući moj prijedlog.
folder
fascikl
Sir, looking for the folder, I found your letter.
Gospodine, tražeći fascikl, našao sam vaše pismo.
Opening the folder, he took a pencil.
Otvarajući fascikl, uzeo je olovku.
to organize
organizirati
Organizing the meeting, she forgot about lunch.
Organizirajući sastanak, zaboravila je na ručak.
He always drinks water while organizing work.
On uvijek pije vodu organizirajući posao.
to dictate
diktirati
Walking around the office, the boss dictated a letter.
Hodajući po uredu, šef je diktirao pismo.
While dictating, the employee ate a sandwich.
Diktirajući, zaposlenik je jeo sendvič.
to copy
kopirati
While copying documents, I talked with a female colleague.
Kopirajući dokumente, razgovarao sam s kolegicom.
He sang while copying that bill.
Pjevao je kopirajući taj račun.
telephone receiver
slušalica
Putting on the headphones, he started to type.
Stavljajući slušalice, počeo je tipkati.
Listening to the client, she put down the receiver.
Slušajući klijenta, spustila je slušalicu.