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Dobijaju

Dobijaju is a verb form used in Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian that represents the present tense, indicative mood, 3rd person plural of the verb dobijati. It translates roughly as “they receive” or “they obtain.” The verb dobijati is imperfective, describing ongoing or repeated acquisition, as opposed to perfective forms that express a completed result.

Etymology and usage notes: The form comes from the root dobij-, related to dobit, meaning to obtain.

Examples: Oni dobijaju platu svako krajem meseca. Djeca dobijaju poklone za rođendan.

Related terms: DoBit i dobijati are related forms. The imperfective dobijati contrasts with the perfective dobit,

It
is
used
to
describe
receiving
something
in
the
ordinary
course
of
events,
such
as
wages,
gifts,
messages,
or
advice.
In
negative
constructions,
one
says
ne
dobijaju;
in
questions,
Da
li
oni
dobijaju?
which
is
used
for
completed
acquisitions.
The
spelling
dobijaju
is
the
standard
Latin-script
form;
in
Cyrillic,
it
appears
as
добијају.