Ocijenim

Ocijenim is a verb in several South Slavic languages, including Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, and Montenegrin. It means to assess, rate, or evaluate something or someone. The form ocijenim is the first-person singular present tense of the verb ocijeniti, used in everyday and formal contexts to express “I assess” or “I evaluate.”

Origin and grammar: Ocijeniti is derived from the noun ocjena, meaning an assessment or rating, with the common -iti verb suffix. Present tense forms include ja ocijenim, ti ocijeniš, on/ona ocijeni, mi ocijenimo, vi ocijenite, oni ocijene. The past participle is ocijenio (masculine), ocijenila (feminine), or ocijenilo (neuter), used with auxiliary beći in perfect tenses. The verb can take direct objects, as in ocijeniti projekat (to assess a project) or ocijeniti rizike (to evaluate risks).

Usage and nuance: Ocijeniti denotes formal appraisal or value assignment, such as grading a student’s work, evaluating a proposal, or determining the value of a resource. It is commonly contrasted with procijeniti, which more often implies an approximate estimate, and with cijeniti, which emphasizes valuing or esteeming rather than formal assessment.

Examples: Ocijenim njegov rad prema standardima. Vlada će ocijeniti ponude prije donošenja odluke.

Regional and linguistic notes: The term is standard across Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, and Montenegrin varieties. Spelling and pronunciation can vary by dialect, but the meaning remains consistent. See also necijeniti and procijeniti for related notions of assessment and estimation.