пожури
požuri
The Serbian phrase for 'hurry up' is пожури (požuri).
The term is used to tell someone to go faster. For a more colloquial or idiomatic way to say 'step on it' or 'give it gas', you can use Daj gas.
Meaning: go faster (verb)
What does it mean word for word?
The word пожури consists of the prefix по-, which serves to intensify the verb or indicate the beginning of an action.
Which one should you use?
The forms change depending on whom you are addressing and the level of politeness required.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb has several imperative forms: пожури is the second-person singular used for one person, while пожурите is the second-person plural used for multiple people or as a polite singular form. If you want to say 'let's hurry', use the first-person plural imperative пожуримо. The imperfective aspect, which describes the ongoing process of hurrying, is пожуривати.
How do you pronounce it?
požuri
Did you know?
- The concept of 'hurrying' in Serbian is often linked to the cultural concept of полако, which means 'slowly' and reflects a traditional preference for a relaxed pace of life.
- The phrase Daj gas is so common in colloquial Serbian that it is often used even when no car is present, such as when telling a friend to hurry up their work.
- In very informal settings, Serbians may replace пожури with the word брзо, meaning 'fast', acting as a shorthand command to speed up.
Examples in context
- Пожури, Томе.Hurry up, Tom.This example shows how to use пожури when addressing a single person named Tom.Tatoeba #8844645 by Lebad, translation #19731 by CK
- Пожури и уђи.Hurry up and get in.This example demonstrates the use of пожури to tell someone to move faster to enter.Tatoeba #12402282 by Lebad, translation #1453427 by Spamster
- Пожури, молим те!Please hurry up!This example shows how to add 'please' to the command using пожури.Tatoeba #8854857 by Lebad, translation #64710 by CK
- Požurite, molim vas. Imamo važan sastanak za koji kasnimo.Hurry up, please. We have an important meeting that we are running late for.
- Dečki, požurite! Kasnimo na film!Guys, hurry up! We are running late for the movie!
- Dajte gas, ili ćemo propustiti početak filma.Step on it, or we'll miss the beginning of the movie.
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Nikola and Marija are walking to a movie theater.
- NikolaПожури, Марија, каснимо!Hurry up, Marija, we are late!
- MarijaИдем што брже могу.I am going as fast as I can.
- NikolaМорамо бити бржи.We must be faster.
- MarijaВећ се трудим!I am already trying!
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
