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obrnuti

обрнути

obŕnuti · /obřːnuti/ · perfective · impf.: obrtati

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VERB
  1. to turn; to turn over
    Obrni 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.
  2. (of order, roles) to reverse; to invert
    Hajde 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.
  3. (obrnuti se) to turn around
    Obrnula se kad je čula svoje ime. — She turned around when she heard her name.
  4. colloq. (on the phone) to call, to phone; to dial
    Obrni 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.
  5. (of money) to turn over; to put into circulation
    Brzo 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
jaobrnem
tiobrneš
on/ona/onoobrne
miobrnemo
viobrnete
oni/one/onaobrnu
Past tense: obrnuo, obrnula, obrnulo · obrnuli, obrnule
Future: obrnuću, obrnućeš, obrnuće, obrnućemo, obrnućete, obrnuće
Imperative: obrni
AI Updated 23 October 2026