poredi
Poredi is a verb used in several South Slavic languages, notably Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin, meaning to compare or to place side by side for the purpose of evaluation. The imperative form for addressing a single person is Poredi, while the plural imperative is Poredite. The infinitive form is porediti. The word is derived from the root pored- meaning beside or next to and common verb-forming suffixes. It is a standard, everyday term in these languages and is frequently found in consumer contexts, dictionaries, and language-learning materials.
In practical usage, poredi appears in phrases such as Poredi cijene (Compare prices) or Poredi dvije mogućnosti
Linguistic notes: porediti is a regular verb whose conjugations follow standard patterns for -iti verbs in
See also: Comparison, Croatian language, Serbian language, Bosnian language, Montenegrin language.