dopustio

Dopustio is the past tense masculine singular form of the South Slavic verb dopustiti, which means to allow or permit. The verb is formed from the root pustiti (to let, to allow) with the prefix do-, which adds a sense of completion or authorization. Dopustiti is used in Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian and Montenegrin to express that someone granted permission in a particular moment or action. The perfective aspect of the verb indicates a single, completed act of permitting.

Morphology and forms are regular for this verb class. Present tense forms include dopustim, dopustiš, dopusti, dopustimo, dopustite, dopuste. In the past tense, the masculine singular is dopustio, the feminine singular dopustila, the neuter singular dopustilo, and the plural forms are dopustili (masculine or mixed) or dopustile (feminine).

Usage notes and synonyms: dopustiti is generally more formal or specific to contexts involving authorization, whereas dozvoliti is a more common everyday synonym for giving permission. Dopustiti often appears in official, legal, or administrative language, and its past tense dopustio is used when reporting that permission was granted by a male subject.

See also: dozvola (permission), dopuštenje (authorization), dozvoliti (to permit). Examples: On je dopustio ulazak gostiju. (He allowed entry of the guests.) Dopustio je pristup sustavu nakon verifikacije. (He permitted access to the system after verification.)