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beleti

белети

béleti · /běːleti/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. to turn white; to go grey
    Kosa mu polako beli. — His hair is slowly going grey.
    Planine već bele od prvog snega. — The mountains are already turning white with the first snow.
  2. (beleti se) to show white; to gleam white
    U daljini se beli mala crkva. — A small church shows white in the distance.

Do not confuse with beliti, "to whiten, bleach" something.

Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jabelim
tibeliš
on/ona/onobeli
mibelimo
vibelite
oni/one/onabele
Past tense: beleo, belela, belelo · beleli, belele
Future: beleću, belećeš, beleće, belećemo, belećete, beleće
Imperative: beli
AI Updated 28 September 2026