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proteći

протећи

protèći · /prǒtet͡ɕi/ · perfective · impf.: protjecati, proticati

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VERB
  1. (of time) to pass; to elapse
    Od tada je proteklo deset godina. — Ten years have passed since then.
    Vreme je proteklo neverovatno brzo. — The time passed incredibly fast.
  2. (of an event) to go; to pass off
    Sastanak je protekao u mirnoj atmosferi. — The meeting went off calmly.
    Kako je protekla operacija? — How did the operation go?
  3. (of liquid) to flow through
    Kroz ovu dolinu je nekad proteklo mnogo vode. — A lot of water once flowed through this valley.

The form protekli often means 'last, past': protekle nedelje — last week.

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Expressions
  • proteći mnogo vode — a lot of water has passed under the bridge
    Od naše svađe je proteklo mnogo vode. — A lot of water has passed under the bridge since our quarrel.
Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
japrotečem
tiprotečeš
on/ona/onoproteče
miprotečemo
viprotečete
oni/one/onaproteku
Past tense: protekao, protekla, proteklo · protekli, protekle
Future: proteknuću, proteknućeš, proteknuće, proteknućemo, proteknućete, proteknuće
Imperative: proteci
AI Updated 6 October 2026