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peniti

пенити

pȅniti · /pêniti/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. (peniti se) to foam; to froth; to lather
    Pivo se previše peni. — The beer is foaming too much.
    Ovaj šampon se slabo peni. — This shampoo doesn't lather well.
  2. colloq. (peniti se, of a person) to fume; to be seething
    Šef se penio kad je čuo za grešku. — The boss was fuming when he heard about the mistake.
  3. (+ acc.) to froth
    Aparat sam peni mleko za kapućino. — The machine froths the milk for cappuccino by itself.

In the senses "to foam" and "to fume" it is usually used with se, but also occurs without it (šampon dobro peni, peniti od besa).

Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
japenim
tipeniš
on/ona/onopeni
mipenimo
vipenite
oni/one/onapene
Past tense: penio, penila, penilo · penili, penile
Future: peniću, penićeš, peniće, penićemo, penićete, peniće
Imperative: peni
AI Updated 6 October 2026