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Learn Croatian: ostaviti - to leave something behind perfective

Croatian
/Arrival and departure ('doći', 'otići')
/ostaviti

ostaviti

Word

ostaviti

Meaning

to leave (something) behind (perfective)

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Arrival and departure ('doći', 'otići')

Usages of ostaviti

Ostavio sam ključ doma.

I left the key at home.

Gdje si ostavio kofer?

Where did you leave the suitcase?

Gdje si ostavio taj neobični šešir?

Where did you leave that unusual hat?

Ostavili smo dokumente u banci kako bi nam direktor odobrio kredit.

We left the documents in the bank so that the manager would approve the loan for us.

Našli smo sablastan, ali očuvan hotel gdje su gosti ostavili prtljagu.

We found an eerie but preserved hotel where the guests left their luggage.

Ostavio je odličan dojam na roditelje.

He made an excellent impression on the parents.

Počinitelj je očito ostavio trag.

The perpetrator obviously left a trace.

Nemoj ostaviti kavu na štednjaku.

Do not leave the coffee on the stove.

Ostavi bicikl na nogaru dok čistim blatobran.

Leave the bicycle on the kickstand while I clean the mudguard.

Ostavili su loše komentare.

They left bad comments.

Neki vojnici ostaviše oklop i pobjegoše u šumu.

Some soldiers left their armor and fled into the forest.

Što se tiče mačete, ostavi je u šatoru.

As for the machete, leave it in the tent.

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