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Learn Croatian: baviti se - to do, to be engaged in + instrumental

Croatian
/The preposition about ('o')
/baviti se

baviti se

Word

baviti se

Meaning

to do, to be engaged in (+ instrumental)

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

The preposition about ('o')

Usages of baviti se

Bavim se sportom.

Čime se baviš?

What do you do (for a living or hobby)?

On se bavi ludošću.

He is dealing with madness.

Nemoj se baviti tom ludosti.

Do not deal with that madness.

Ne bavi se ničim i nastavio je promatrati ljude.

He is not dealing with anything and continued to observe people.

Bavim se programiranjem, a moj brat šahom.

I do programming, and my brother plays chess.

Ta djevojka se bavi glumom, a ne arhitekturom.

That girl does acting, not architecture.

Igra li šah ili se bavi glumom?

Does he play chess or do acting?

Bave se novinarstvom i ponose se svojim poslovima.

They are in journalism and are proud of their jobs.

Bavio sam se scenarijem nakon što su završili montažu.

I dealt with the script after they finished the editing.

Čime se bavi tvoj prijatelj?

What does your friend do for a living?

Baviti se sportom je korisnije za zdravlje nego samo ležati.

Doing sports is more beneficial for health than just lying down.

Ovdje se obrtnici bave svačim, pa i šarenim rukotvorinama.

Here craftsmen deal with all sorts of things, including colorful handicrafts.

Tvoj ujak se nekada bavio ribolovom.

Your uncle used to engage in fishing.

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