dopustilo

Dopustilo is the neuter singular past participle of the verb dopustiti in several South Slavic languages, including Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, and Slovenian. It expresses that permission or allowance has been granted and is commonly used in predicative or participial constructions. As a participle, it typically agrees with a neuter subject or functions in impersonal or passive-like clauses.

Etymology and form: Dopustiti is formed from the prefix do- with pustiti, meaning “to let” or “to permit.” The past participle dopustilo corresponds to neuter singular subjects, while dopustio (masculine) and dopustila (feminine) align with their respective gendered subjects.

Grammatical use: In standard usage, dopustilo can act as a predicative adjective describing something that was allowed. It may appear in formal or administrative language, sometimes in impersonal constructions where the emphasis is on the act of permitting rather than on a specific agent. The form is most commonly encountered in written texts that report on permissions, concessions, or regulatory allowances.

Cross-linguistic notes: While the core meaning is consistent across Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, and Slovenian, stylistic and syntactic preferences may vary by language and register. In everyday speech, speakers may choose simpler verbs such as dopustiti in different tenses rather than reliance on the participial form.

See also: dopustiti, pustiti, permit, allowance. Dopustilo is not a proper noun and should be analyzed within the verbal and adjectival systems of the South Slavic languages in which it occurs.