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točiti

точити

tòčiti · /tǒt͡ʃiti/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. (of drinks) to pour
    Konobar nam toči vino. — The waiter is pouring us wine.
    Domaćin nam je celo veče točio rakiju. — The host kept pouring us rakija all evening.
  2. (from a tap or barrel) to draw; to tap; to fill up
    Ovde toče pivo pravo iz bureta. — Here they draw beer straight from the barrel.
    Gorivo točim jednom nedeljno. — I fill up the tank once a week.
  3. to eat away; to gnaw
    Crvi toče stare grede na tavanu. — Worms are eating away the old beams in the attic.
    Briga ga toči iznutra. — Worry is eating him up inside.

The usual expression for sharpening a knife is oštriti nož; točiti can also, rarely, mean to sharpen on a grindstone.

Synonyms:
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jatočim
titočiš
on/ona/onotoči
mitočimo
vitočite
oni/one/onatoče
Past tense: točio, točila, točilo · točili, točile
Future: točiću, točićeš, točiće, točićemo, točićete, točiće
Imperative: toči
AI Updated 13 October 2026