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Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rekti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rêt͡ɕi/
- Hyphenation: ре‧ћи
Verb
ре̏ћи pf (Latin spelling rȅći)
- (ambitransitive) to say
- Synonyms: говорити, казати
- Доста је речено! Резултат је јасан. ― Enough has been said. The result is clear.
- (ambitransitive) to tell
- (ambitransitive) to utter
Usage notes
The present tense form of ре̏ћи is not widely used in the modern-day language; the verb ка́зати is recommended as a substitute instead.
Conjugation
1 Croatian spelling: others omit the infinitive suffix completely and bind the clitic.
2 For masculine nouns; a feminine or neuter agent would use the feminine and neuter gender forms of the active past participle and auxiliary verb, respectively.
Derived terms
References
- “рећи”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025