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dremati

дремати

drémati · /drěːmati/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. to doze; to nap
    Deda drema u fotelji posle ručka. — Grandpa dozes in the armchair after lunch.
    U autobusu uvek dremam do posla. — I always doze on the bus on the way to work.
  2. colloq. to be asleep at the wheel; to not pay attention
    Ne dremaj, svetlo je zeleno! — Wake up, the light's green!

Unlike spavati, dremati means light, short sleep.

Antonyms:
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jadremam
tidremaš
on/ona/onodrema
midremamo
vidremate
oni/one/onadremaju
Past tense: dremao, dremala, dremalo · dremali, dremale
Future: dremaću, dremaćeš, dremaće, dremaćemo, dremaćete, dremaće
Imperative: dremaj
AI Updated 6 October 2026