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zvati

zvati

Lojban

Gismu

zvati (rafsi zva)

  1. (be (present/located)) at; x1 (object/event) is at/attending/present at x2 (event/location [refers to a nonce location for an object/activity that is mobile])
    la jan. cu zvati le barja
    Zhang is at the bar.

Usage notes

  • The gismu zvati has a simplest gloss translation of "be" as in "be (located at)": it need not have any connotation of purposefully or intentionally being somewhere as in "attend (an event)" or "be present (at an assembly)".

See also


Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *zъvati, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zʋâti/
  • Hyphenation: zva‧ti

Verb

zvȁti impf (Cyrillic spelling зва̏ти)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) to call
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to summon
  3. (transitive, intransitive) to invite (for a visit, wedding, guest etc.)
    Ja se zovem... - My name is...
    Kako se zoveš? - What is your name?
    zvati na telefon - to call on the telephone

Conjugation

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