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teći

тећи

tèći · /tět͡ɕi/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. (of water, a river) to flow; to run
    Dunav teče kroz Beograd. — The Danube flows through Belgrade.
    Iz slavine stalno teče voda. — Water keeps running from the tap.
  2. (of tears, sweat, blood) to run; to stream
    Tekle 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.
  3. (of time, life) to pass; to go by
    Vreme brzo teče kad se zabavljaš. — Time flies when you're having fun.
  4. (of a process, talk) to go; to proceed
    Razgovor 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.

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Expressions
  • sve teče — everything flows; nothing stays the same
    Sve teče, ništa ne ostaje isto. — Everything flows, nothing stays the same.
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jatečem
titečeš
on/ona/onoteče
mitečemo
vitečete
oni/one/onateku
Past tense: tekao, tekla, teklo · tekli, tekle
Imperative: teci
AI Updated 24 October 2026