Otići

 To leave 

 otići    go away, leave

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Otići means ’to leave’ but it often simply means ’to go’ – just like ići. Its meaning changes if it’s followed by iz or sa (from) with Genitive or u or na (to) with Accusative.

When otići is followed by iz and Genitive, it means to leave, to go away from. We can’t follow it by a direct object, like in English; we have to use ’iz’ or ’sa’ (from):

• On planira da ode sa posla ranije. He’s planning to leave work earlier.
• Mnogi Srbi žele da odu iz Srbije. Many Serbs wish to leave Serbia.

When it’s followed by u with Accusative, it means ’to go to’.

• On planira da ode na posao ranije. He’s planning to go to work earlier.
• Mnogi Amerikanci žele da odu u Srbiju. Many Americans wish to go to Serbia.