lomiti
ломитиlòmiti · /lǒmiti/ · imperfective
VERB
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to breakDeca stalno lome grane u parku. — The kids keep breaking branches in the park.Za Božić se česnica lomi rukama. — At Christmas the česnica bread is broken by hand.
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(lomiti se) to break; to crackLed se lomi pod nogama, vrati se! — The ice is cracking underfoot, come back!
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(lomiti se, of a decision) to be torn; to agonizeDanima sam se lomio da li da prihvatim posao. — I agonized for days over whether to take the job.
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colloq. (impersonal, of the body) to make someone ache all overSve me nešto lomi, mislim da imam grip. — I'm aching all over, I think I have the flu.
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(of resistance, will) to break someone's resistance or spiritDugi pregovori polako lome njegov otpor. — The long negotiations are slowly breaking his resistance.
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(lomiti se, of light, rays) to be refractedSvetlost se lomi kada prelazi iz vazduha u vodu. — Light is refracted when it passes from air into water.
The perfective is slomiti (to break, to break resistance); for lomiti se "to break (intr.)" it is slomiti se. The verb prelomiti means "to finally make up one's mind" after hesitating (lomiti se), but it is not its aspect partner. Of light, people in Serbia usually say prelamati se (prelamanje svetlosti).
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Expressions
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lomiti koplja — to cross swords; to argue fiercelyPoslanici već danima lome koplja oko novog zakona. — MPs have been arguing fiercely over the new law for days.
Conjugation, imperfective
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | lomim |
| ti | lomiš |
| on/ona/ono | lomi |
| mi | lomimo |
| vi | lomite |
| oni/one/ona | lome |
Past tense: lomio, lomila, lomilo · lomili, lomile
Future: lomiću, lomićeš, lomiće, lomićemo, lomićete, lomiće
Imperative: lomi
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Updated 24 October 2026