loviti

ловити

/lǒʋiti/ · imperfective

VERB

to hunt; to fish

Moj deda svake jeseni lovi zečeve. — My grandfather hunts hares every autumn.

Vikendom lovimo ribu na Dunavu. — At weekends we fish on the Danube.
to chase; to try to catch

Mačka lovi miševe u podrumu. — The cat catches mice in the basement.

Policija već mesecima lovi pljačkaše. — The police have been hunting the robbers for months.
(of a thrown object) to catch

Dečak baca loptu, a pas je lovi. — The boy throws the ball and the dog catches it.

The perfective for "catch" is uhvatiti or uloviti.

Synonyms:

juriti hvatati goniti

Forms

Past (masc.): lovio

Imperative: lovi

Expressions