teći
тећиtèći · /tět͡ɕi/ · imperfective
VERB
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(of water, a river) to flow; to runDunav teče kroz Beograd. — The Danube flows through Belgrade.Iz slavine stalno teče voda. — Water keeps running from the tap.
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(of tears, sweat, blood) to run; to streamTekle su joj suze niz lice. — Tears were running down her face.Curi mi nos i teče mi znoj. — My nose is running and I'm dripping with sweat.
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(of time, life) to pass; to go byVreme brzo teče kad se zabavljaš. — Time flies when you're having fun.
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(of a process, talk) to go; to proceedRazgovor je tekao bez problema. — The conversation went smoothly.Kako teku pripreme za svadbu? — How are the wedding preparations going?
For a dripping tap or a runny nose, curiti is also very common.
Antonyms:
Expressions
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sve teče — everything flows; nothing stays the sameSve teče, ništa ne ostaje isto. — Everything flows, nothing stays the same.
Conjugation, imperfective
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | tečem |
| ti | tečeš |
| on/ona/ono | teče |
| mi | tečemo |
| vi | tečete |
| oni/one/ona | teku |
Past tense: tekao, tekla, teklo · tekli, tekle
Imperative: teci
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Updated 24 October 2026