Serbo-Croatian

Verb

trážiti impf ‎(Cyrillic spelling тра́жити)

1. (transitive) to seek, look for, search (something that is lost, unknown, or not present)

   tražiti nekoga — to look for somebody

   traži se osoba za rad u pekari — a person is wanted for work in the bakery

   traži se — wanted, needed (in ads)

   tražiti sreću — to seek happiness

   tražiti pomoć — to seek help

   tražiti posao — to look for a job

2. (transitive) to stubbornly plead, demand, call for, request

   tražiti pravdu — to demand justice

   ovo traži brzu reakciju — this calls for a rapid response

3. (transitive, intransitive) to require

   bilja za rast traži vodu — plant requires water for growth

4. (transitive) to look up (word in a dictionary or reference work)

   tražiti r(ij)eč u r(j)ečniku — to look up a word in the dictionary

5. (reflexive) to have no purpose in life yet, not to know what one wants yet, to have an identity crisis

   još se tražim — I'm still having an identity crisis

6. idiomatic and figurative senses

   tražiti puno — to be demanding, ask a lot

   tražiti odštetu — to claim compensation

   što si tražio to si i dobio — you asked for it

Conjugation

Derived terms

• zatrážiti
• potrážiti

Synonyms

• (seek, search, look for): ìskati (regional)
• (plead, demand, call for): zahtijévati / zahtévati
• (require): iziskívati