umirati

умирати

/ǔmirati/ · imperfective · pf.: umreti

VERB

to die; to be dying

Njegov deda polako umire u bolnici. — His grandfather is slowly dying in hospital.

Svake godine hiljade ljudi umire od gripa. — Every year thousands of people die of flu.
colloq. (od + gen.) to be dying

Umirem od gladi, hajde da jedemo. — I'm starving to death, let's eat.

Na tom predavanju smo umirali od dosade. — We were dying of boredom at that lecture.

The perfective is umreti; the cause is expressed with od + gen.

Synonyms:

izdisati

Forms

Past (masc.): umirao

Imperative: umiri

Antonyms: živeti