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politi

полити

pòliti · /pǒliti/ · perfective

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VERB
  1. (+ acc. + instr.) to pour over; to douse
    Polila je salatu maslinovim uljem. — She drizzled olive oil over the salad.
    Deca su me polila vodom iz kofe. — The kids doused me with water from a bucket.
  2. (politi se) to pour liquid over oneself; to spill something on oneself
    Polio sam se kafom pred sastanak. — I spilled coffee on myself right before the meeting.

The imperfective is polivati; the liquid goes in the instrumental case.

Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
japolijem
tipoliješ
on/ona/onopolije
mipolijemo
vipolijete
oni/one/onapoliju
Past tense: polio, polila, polilo · polili, polile
Future: poliću, polićeš, poliće, polićemo, polićete, poliće
Imperative: polij
AI Updated 23 October 2026