naglasiti

Naglasiti is a verb used in Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin. It is a perfective, transitive verb meaning to emphasize, stress, or highlight something, or to articulate it more clearly. The action is completed when the emphasis has been made; it contrasts with naglašavati, the imperfective counterpart, which denotes the ongoing or repeated act of emphasizing.

Etymology and form: the verb is formed with the root related to voice or sound and the prefix na-, yielding a sense of applying emphasis to a statement or feature. As a perfective verb, naglasiti denotes a completed act of emphasizing.

Usage: naglasiti typically takes a direct object or a clause introduced by da. Common phrases include naglasiti važnost nečega (to emphasize the importance of something) or naglasiti da... (to stress that...). It is frequent in formal and journalistic writing, academic prose, and public speaking. The imperative form naglasite is used to instruct others to emphasize something.

Examples:

- Treba naglasiti važnost prevencije.

- U govoru je naglašena važnost timskog rada.

- Treba naglasiti da projekt još nije završen.

Related terms: naglašavati (imperfective, ongoing or repeated emphasis), istaknuti (to highlight), naglasak (emphasis).