obrnuti
обрнутиobŕnuti · /obřːnuti/ · perfective · impf.: obrtati
VERB
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to turn; to turn overObrni ključ dva puta i vrata će se otvoriti. — Turn the key twice and the door will open.Obrnuo je list i nastavio da čita. — He turned the page and kept reading.
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(of order, roles) to reverse; to invertHajde da obrnemo redosled i počnemo od kraja. — Let's reverse the order and start from the end.Sada su se uloge obrnule. — Now the roles have been reversed.
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(obrnuti se) to turn aroundObrnula se kad je čula svoje ime. — She turned around when she heard her name.
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colloq. (on the phone) to call, to phone; to dialObrni me kad stigneš kući. — Call me when you get home.Obrnuo sam njegov broj, ali se nije javio. — I dialled his number, but he didn't answer.
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(of money) to turn over; to put into circulationBrzo je obrnuo pare i udvostručio ulog. — He quickly turned the money over and doubled his stake.
For "to turn" and "to call", okrenuti is more common; the adverb obrnuto means "the other way round".
Synonyms:
Conjugation, perfective
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | obrnem |
| ti | obrneš |
| on/ona/ono | obrne |
| mi | obrnemo |
| vi | obrnete |
| oni/one/ona | obrnu |
Past tense: obrnuo, obrnula, obrnulo · obrnuli, obrnule
Future: obrnuću, obrnućeš, obrnuće, obrnućemo, obrnućete, obrnuće
Imperative: obrni
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Updated 23 October 2026