pozastavi

Pozastavi is the informal second-person singular imperative of the verb pozastaviti, used in several South Slavic languages such as Slovenian, Croatian, Bosnian, and Serbian. It means to pause, suspend, or put something on hold. The word is commonly used for interrupting an action, delaying a process, or stopping media playback.

In these languages, pozastavi forms part of a broader set of imperatives. The formal or plural form is pozastavite, used when addressing more than one person or speaking politely to a single person. The present-tense forms of the related verb pozastavlja (he/she suspends) illustrate the same root and concept in ongoing actions. Variants and exact endings can differ slightly between Slovenian and the Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian linguistic varieties, but the core meaning remains the same.

Usage examples include both everyday language and technical contexts. Slovenian: Pozastavi predvajanje. (Pause the playback.) Croatian: Pozastavi film. (Pause the movie.) Serbian/Bosnian: Pozastavi proces. (Pause the process.) In computing or media interfaces, pozastavi is often presented as a button label or command to halt an ongoing operation or media.

Translations and related terms: the direct English equivalents are pause or suspend. Nouns related to the action include pauza (pause) and pozastavljanje (pausing/suspension). Borrowed or loaned forms such as pauzirati (to pause) are also used in some contexts. Pozastavi remains a concise, formalizable term for interrupting activity across South Slavic languages.