obuhvatiti

Obuhvatiti is a verb used in Serbo-Croatian varieties such as Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin. It denotes both literal and figurative actions: to enclose, surround, or wrap something, and to include or cover a subject, period, or set of elements within a broader scope.

Etymology and related forms: the word is formed with the prefix o- added to the root hvat (from hvati, to seize) and the -iti suffix, yielding a transitive verb. Related nouns include obuhvat, meaning enclosure or scope, and the adjective obuhvatan, meaning comprehensive or inclusive. The term is common in formal, academic, and technical language, as well as in everyday speech when discussing coverage or inclusion.

Usage and grammar: obuhvatiti is a transitive verb. It typically takes a direct object indicating what is encompassed, for example, obuhvatiti cijeli proces or obuhvatiti sve aspekte teme. It can denote physical enclosure, such as surrounding something with an external boundary, or figurative enclosure, such as encompassing a range of topics or time. The verb can appear in different tenses and voices, including the passive form biti obuhvaćen to mean “to be encompassed.” Distinctive from related actions like uhvatiti (to catch), obuhvatiti emphasizes total coverage or inclusion rather than mere capture.

Examples in usage: Ovaj izvještaj obuhvata period od 2015. do 2020. Knjiga obuhvata sve važne aspekte teme. Studija obuhvatila široki spektar podataka, pokrivajući različite dimenzije problema. In literature and discourse, obuhvatiti often signals a comprehensive treatment of a subject, while its imperfective form obuhvaća is used for ongoing or general coverage.