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ljuljati

љуљати

ljúljati · /ʎǔːʎati/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. (+ acc.) to rock; to swing
    Majka ljulja bebu da zaspi. — The mother is rocking the baby to sleep.
    Vetar je ljuljao grane drveća. — The wind was swaying the tree branches.
  2. (ljuljati se) to swing; to rock; to sway
    Deca se ljuljaju u parku. — The kids are swinging in the park.
    Brod se ljuljao na talasima. — The ship was rocking on the waves.
  3. (ljuljati se, of an object) to wobble; to be loose
    Ljulja mi se zub. — I have a loose tooth.
    Ova stolica se ljulja. — This chair wobbles.

The perfective for setting something rocking is zaljuljati; for rocking to sleep, uljuljati.

Synonyms:
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jaljuljam
tiljuljaš
on/ona/onoljulja
miljuljamo
viljuljate
oni/one/onaljuljaju
Past tense: ljuljao, ljuljala, ljuljalo · ljuljali, ljuljale
Future: ljuljaću, ljuljaćeš, ljuljaće, ljuljaćemo, ljuljaćete, ljuljaće
Imperative: ljuljaj
AI Updated 29 October 2026