brinuti
бринути/brînuti/ · imperfective
RuVERB
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(usually brinuti se) to worryNe brini se, sve će biti u redu. — Don't worry, everything will be fine.Brine me što se još nije javio. — It worries me that he still hasn't called.
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(+ o + loc.) to take care of; to look afterOna brine o bolesnoj majci. — She looks after her sick mother.Ko brine o deci dok ste na poslu? — Who takes care of the kids while you're at work?
Brinuti se za/zbog means to worry about someone, while brinuti o + loc. means to take care of someone.
Synonyms:
strahovati
paziti
Forms
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | brinem |
| ti | brineš |
| on/ona/ono | brine |
| mi | brinemo |
| vi | brinete |
| oni/one/ona | brinu |
Past (masc.): brinuo
Imperative: brini