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lučiti

лучити

lúčiti · /lǔːt͡ʃiti/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. (of glands, organisms) to secrete
    Gušterača luči insulin. — The pancreas secretes insulin.
    Ova biljka luči lepljivu tečnost. — This plant secretes a sticky liquid.
  2. formal (of concepts, phenomena) to separate; to distinguish
    Treba lučiti bitno od nebitnog. — You need to separate the important from the unimportant.

In the sense 'to distinguish, to separate' the verb is bookish and rare; in Serbia people usually say razlikovati, odvajati, razlučiti.

Synonyms:
izlučivati razlikovati odvajati razlučivati razlučiti
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jalučim
tilučiš
on/ona/onoluči
milučimo
vilučite
oni/one/onaluče
Past tense: lučio, lučila, lučilo · lučili, lučile
Future: lučiću, lučićeš, lučiće, lučićemo, lučićete, lučiće
Imperative: luči
AI Updated 23 October 2026