skratiti

скратити

skrátiti · /skrǎːtiti/ · perfective · impf.: skraćivati

VERB

to shorten; to cut short

Skratila je kosu pre leta. — She had her hair cut shorter before summer.

Morali smo da skratimo odmor zbog posla. — We had to cut our holiday short because of work.
(of a text, word) to abbreviate; to condense

Tekst je predugačak, skrati ga na jednu stranu. — The text is too long, cut it down to one page.
(of a route) to take a shortcut

Skratili smo put kroz park. — We took a shortcut through the park.
(of a fraction) to reduce

Skrati razlomak pre nego što ga pomnožiš. — Reduce the fraction before you multiply it.
(skratiti se) to become shorter

Dani su se skratili, već u pet je mrak. — The days have got shorter, it's dark by five.

The imperfective partner is skraćivati.

Expressions

da skratim priču — to cut a long story short

Da skratim priču, nismo stigli na vreme. — To cut a long story short, we didn't make it in time.
skratiti nekome muke — to put someone out of their misery

Reci mu odmah i skrati mu muke. — Tell him right away and put him out of his misery.

Conjugation, perfective

Past tense: skratio, skratila, skratilo · skratili, skratile

Future: skratiću, skratićeš, skratiće, skratićemo, skratićete, skratiće

Imperative: skrati

AI Updated 23 October 2026