krenuti
кренути/krěːnuti/ · perfective · impf.: kretati
RuVERB
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to set off; to leave; to start movingKrenuli smo za Novi Sad u sedam. — We set off for Novi Sad at seven.Autobus je upravo krenuo. — The bus has just left.
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(+ da / sa + instr.) to start; to beginKrenula je da plače bez razloga. — She started crying for no reason.Od ponedeljka krećem sa treninzima. — I'm starting training on Monday.
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colloq. (impersonal + dat.) to start going wellKonačno 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.
Forms
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | krenem |
| ti | kreneš |
| on/ona/ono | krene |
| mi | krenemo |
| vi | krenete |
| oni/one/ona | krenu |
Past (masc.): krenuo
Imperative: kreni
Expressions
- krenuti od nule — to start from scratch
- krenuti nečijim stopama — to follow in someone's footsteps