Parkovati

Parkovati is a verb used in Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian to mean to park a vehicle. The term is a loanword from the English “park,” adapted with a Slavic infinitive suffix. Spelling and form can vary by dialect or country, with parkovati and parkirati both attested. The related noun parkovanje or parkiranje denotes the act or process of parking.

Usage and meaning

Parkovati denotes placing a vehicle in a designated space or area and is used with direct objects such as auto or vozilo. It commonly appears with prepositional phrases indicating location, for example in front of a building or in a parking lot. The verb covers both the act of initially parking and the ongoing state of being parked.

Grammar and conjugation

Parkovati follows regular patterns for -ovati verbs in the languages of the region. In practical usage, speakers form present, past, and future tenses through standard conjugation rules, adapting to gender and number as appropriate. The expression of tense and aspect often relies on auxiliary constructions and context.

Examples

- Gosti mogu parkovati ispred zgrade. (Guests may park in front of the building.)

- Parkovao sam auto pred ulazom. (I parked the car in front of the entrance.)

- Parkuj tu, molim te. (Park there, please.)

Related terminology

The noun parkovanje or parkiranje refers to the act of parking. Related terms include parking lots (parking), and phrases describing parking rules, permissions, and restrictions commonly found in urban signage and discourse.

See also

Parking, driving, traffic regulations.