mreti
мретиmrȇti · /mrêːti/ · imperfective
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formal to dieZa vreme epidemije ljudi su mrli po selima. — During the epidemic people were dying in the villages.Nije još vreme da se mre. — It's not yet time to die.
In everyday speech "umirati" is more usual; "mreti" mostly appears in set expressions and literary style.
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Expressions
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mreti kao muve — to die like fliesVojnici su te zime mrli kao muve. — That winter the soldiers were dying like flies.
Conjugation, imperfective
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | mrem |
| ti | mreš |
| on/ona/ono | mre |
| mi | mremo |
| vi | mrete |
| oni/one/ona | mru |
Past tense: mro, mrla, mrlo · mrli, mrle
Future: mreću, mrećeš, mreće, mrećemo, mrećete, mreće
Imperative: mri
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Updated 30 September 2026