živeti
живети/ʒǐːʋeti/ · imperfective
RuVERB
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to live; to be aliveMoja baka je živela devedeset godina. — My grandmother lived to ninety.Bez vode ne možemo da živimo. — We can't live without water.
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(of a place) to live; to resideŽivim u Beogradu već pet godina. — I've been living in Belgrade for five years.Gde živiš? — Where do you live?
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(of means or lifestyle) to live on; to live a certain wayTeško je živeti od jedne plate. — It's hard to live on one salary.Oni žive skromno. — They live modestly.
Place: "živeti u" + locative; means of living: "živeti od" + genitive.
Synonyms:
Forms
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | živim |
| ti | živiš |
| on/ona/ono | živi |
| mi | živimo |
| vi | živite |
| oni/one/ona | žive |
Past (masc.): živeo
Imperative: živi
Antonyms:
umreti
Expressions
- živeli! — cheers!
- živi bili pa videli — time will tell