oticati
отицатиòticati · /ǒtit͡sati/ · imperfective
VERB
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(of a body part) to swellNoge mi otiču kad dugo stojim. — My legs swell when I stand for a long time.Posle uboda pčele ruka mu je sve više oticala. — After the bee sting his arm kept swelling more and more.
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(of water, liquid) to drain; to flow offVoda ne otiče jer je slivnik zapušen. — The water isn't draining because the drain is clogged.
It is the imperfective of two different verbs oteći: 'to swell' and 'to flow off'.
Conjugation, imperfective
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | otičem |
| ti | otičeš |
| on/ona/ono | otiče |
| mi | otičemo |
| vi | otičete |
| oni/one/ona | otiču |
Past tense: oticao, oticala, oticalo · oticali, oticale
Future: oticaću, oticaćeš, oticaće, oticaćemo, oticaćete, oticaće
Imperative: otiči
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Updated 29 September 2026