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roditi

родити

/rǒditi/ · perfective · impf.: rađati

Ru
VERB
  1. (with se) to be born
    Rodio 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.
  2. (+ acc.) to give birth to; to have
    Ana je rodila zdravog dečaka. — Ana gave birth to a healthy boy.
  3. (of plants, crops) to bear fruit; to yield a crop
    Ove godine su šljive dobro rodile. — The plums did well this year.
  4. (of an idea, feeling, with se) to arise; to be born
    Tako 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
jarodim
tirodiš
on/ona/onorodi
mirodimo
virodite
oni/one/onarode
Past (masc.): rodio
Imperative: rodi
Antonyms: umreti
Expressions
  • roditi se pod srećnom zvezdom — to be born under a lucky star
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