zatvori

Zatvori is the second-person singular imperative form of the verb zatvoriti in several South Slavic languages, including Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin. It functions as a direct command meaning “close” or “shut,” used when instructing someone to close an object, such as a door, window, or book. The infinitive is zatvoriti, and the corresponding plural or formal imperative is zatvorite. In everyday speech, zatvori is used to address a single person; zatvorite is used for more than one person or in formal contexts.

In sentences, zatvori is typically followed by a direct object: Zatvori vrata. Other examples include Zatvori prozor, molim te. The form is written identically in Latin script across languages, and in Cyrillic it appears as затвори.

Etymology and related forms: The verb zatvoriti derives from the root zatvor- with standard Slavic verbal suffixes. A related noun zatvor can mean “closure” or, in some contexts, “prison.” Related adjectival forms include zatvoren meaning “closed” and zatvaranje meaning “closing” or “closure.”

Notes: The word is common in everyday usage and signage. While broad cross-border mutual intelligibility exists among Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin, minor dialectal differences can affect pronunciation and accompanying particles but not the core meaning of zatvori.