Dogoditi

Dogoditi is a verb in several South Slavic languages, notably Croatian, Bosnian, and Serbian. It generally means to happen, occur, or take place. The common reflexive form dogodi se (or dogoditi se in its infinitive form) is used to indicate that something occurs or comes to pass.

Usage and forms

The infinitive dogoditi is used with perfective aspect and typically appears with the reflexive particle se to express an event occurring. The imperfective counterpart is usually događati se (with related forms in different dialects) or desiti se, depending on regional usage. In everyday speech, the most frequent construction is se dogoditi or se događa, depending on tense and aspect. Examples:

- Što će se dogoditi? What will happen?

- Što se dogodilo? What happened?

- Sastanak će se dogoditi sutra. The meeting will take place tomorrow.

- Jučer se dogodilo. It happened yesterday.

- Što se događa? What is happening?

Related noun

The related noun događaj means an event or happening. It is used to refer to a specific occurrence or significant event, as in kulturni događaj (a cultural event) or sportski događaj (a sporting event).

Usage notes

In many contexts, desiti se is a near synonym and is commonly used in place of dogoditi se, especially in everyday speech. While dogoditi can appear in transitive or more formal constructions, the reflexive form dogodi se remains the standard way to express events occurring.

See also

Događaj (event); desiti se (to happen).