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krenuti

кренути

/krěːnuti/ · perfective · impf.: kretati

Ru
VERB
  1. to set off; to leave; to start moving
    Krenuli smo za Novi Sad u sedam. — We set off for Novi Sad at seven.
    Autobus je upravo krenuo. — The bus has just left.
  2. (+ da / sa + instr.) to start; to begin
    Krenula je da plače bez razloga. — She started crying for no reason.
    Od ponedeljka krećem sa treninzima. — I'm starting training on Monday.
  3. colloq. (impersonal + dat.) to start going well
    Konačno mu je krenulo na poslu. — Things have finally started going well for him at work.

"To start doing" is krenuti da + present: krenuo je da trči.

Synonyms:
poći otići započeti početi
Forms
Present tense
jakrenem
tikreneš
on/ona/onokrene
mikrenemo
vikrenete
oni/one/onakrenu
Past (masc.): krenuo
Imperative: kreni
Antonyms: stati, ostati
Expressions
  • krenuti od nule — to start from scratch
  • krenuti nečijim stopama — to follow in someone's footsteps
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