staviti

In a sentence

• Trebam staviti knjigu na stol.

  I need to put the book on the table.

  In this sentence, 'staviti' is used to mean 'to place' or 'to put' an object in a specific location.

• Molim te, možeš li staviti šećer u čaj?

  Please, can you put some sugar into the tea?

  Here, 'staviti' signifies adding something into a mixture, in this case, adding sugar into tea.

• Neću staviti previše soli, da juha ne bude preslana.

  I will not put too much salt so that the soup does not become too salty.

  In this context, 'staviti' indicates the act of adding an ingredient with the consideration of amount or effect.