roditi
родити/rǒditi/ · perfective · impf.: rađati
RuVERB
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(with se) to be bornRodio sam se u Nišu 1995. godine. — I was born in Niš in 1995.Njihova ćerka se rodila prošlog meseca. — Their daughter was born last month.
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(+ acc.) to give birth to; to haveAna je rodila zdravog dečaka. — Ana gave birth to a healthy boy.
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(of plants, crops) to bear fruit; to yield a cropOve godine su šljive dobro rodile. — The plums did well this year.
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(of an idea, feeling, with se) to arise; to be bornTako se rodila ideja za naš mali biznis. — That's how the idea for our small business was born.
'To be born' is always roditi se; for the act of childbirth itself Serbians often say poroditi se.
Synonyms:
poroditi
Forms
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | rodim |
| ti | rodiš |
| on/ona/ono | rodi |
| mi | rodimo |
| vi | rodite |
| oni/one/ona | rode |
Past (masc.): rodio
Imperative: rodi
Antonyms:
umreti
Expressions
- roditi se pod srećnom zvezdom — to be born under a lucky star