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kositi

косити

kósiti · /kǒːsiti/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. (kositi se sa + instr.) to clash; to be at odds; to contradict
    Ova odluka se kosi sa zakonom. — This decision is at odds with the law.
    To se kosi sa mojim principima. — That goes against my principles.
  2. to mow
    Deda svake subote kosi travu u dvorištu. — Grandpa mows the grass in the yard every Saturday.
  3. (of war, disease) to mow down; to cut down
    Epidemija je kosila ljude po selima. — The epidemic was cutting people down across the villages.

Kositi se is usually used in the third person about decisions, ideas or laws.

Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jakosim
tikosiš
on/ona/onokosi
mikosimo
vikosite
oni/one/onakose
Past tense: kosio, kosila, kosilo · kosili, kosile
Future: kosiću, kosićeš, kosiće, kosićemo, kosićete, kosiće
Imperative: kosi
AI Updated 28 September 2026