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lutati

лутати

lútati · /lǔːtati/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. (of a person, animal) to wander; to roam
    Ceo dan smo lutali po starom gradu. — We wandered around the old town all day.
    Izgubili smo se i lutali po šumi satima. — We got lost and wandered through the forest for hours.
  2. (of thoughts, gaze) to wander; to drift
    Na sastanku su mi misli stalno lutale. — My mind kept wandering during the meeting.
  3. (when seeking a solution) to be off track; to grope for a solution
    Dugo smo lutali dok nismo pronašli pravo rešenje. — We groped around for a long time before we found the right solution.

The place is usually expressed with po + locative: lutati po gradu.

Synonyms:
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jalutam
tilutaš
on/ona/onoluta
milutamo
vilutate
oni/one/onalutaju
Past tense: lutao, lutala, lutalo · lutali, lutale
Future: lutaću, lutaćeš, lutaće, lutaćemo, lutaćete, lutaće
Imperative: lutaj
AI Updated 28 September 2026