Dozvoliti

Dozvoliti is a verb used in Croatian (also in Bosnian and Serbian) meaning to permit, to allow, or to grant permission. It is a transitive and generally perfective verb, used to indicate granting a specific permission or letting a certain action occur. Its imperfective counterpart is dozvoljavati, which emphasizes the ongoing or repeated granting of permission.

In present tense, dozvoliti forms as: ja dozvolim, ti dozvoliš, on dozvoli, mi dozvolimo, vi dozvolite, oni dozvole. As a perfective verb, dozvoliti often conveys a completed act of granting permission, while the imperfective dozvoljavati describes the process or habitual granting. The past forms depend on the gender and number, e.g., dozvolio sam (I allowed), dozvolila je (she allowed). The passive form is common too, as in Ulaz je dozvoljen (Access is allowed).

The noun form dozvola means permission, approval, or license. Related terms include odobrenje (approval) and dopustiti (to permit, more common in informal or broader contexts). Dozvoliti is widely used in official, administrative, and everyday language to indicate that someone is allowed to perform an action, receive access, or benefit from something. Examples include: Dozvolio sam mu ulazak (I allowed him entry). Vlada je dozvolila korištenje nove aplikacije (The government has allowed the use of the new application). Dozvoliti da clauses are also common to express permitting someone to do something, as in Dozvolili su mu da ostane (They allowed him to stay).