umreti

умрети

/ǔmreːti/ · perfective · impf.: umirati

VERB

to die

Deda mu je umro prošle godine. — His grandfather died last year.

Umrla je u devedesetoj godini. — She died at the age of ninety.
colloq. (od + gen.) to die

Umreću od dosade na ovom predavanju. — I'm going to die of boredom in this lecture.

Skoro sam umrla od straha. — I nearly died of fright.

The imperfective is umirati; for death in an accident or war poginuti is used.

Synonyms:

preminuti izdahnuti

Forms

Past (masc.): umro

Imperative: umri

Antonyms: preživeti

Expressions