Cjelina 9: U zdravom tijelu zdrav duh

🧩 9 | 1 | Lekcija 2: Dnevni ritam – Vokabular

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Povratni glagoli (Reflexive verbs)

All verbs listed in the practice quiz are imperfective verbs.

Let’s compare the imperfective and perfective forms of each verb. There is a sentence example for each verb to show you the difference in meaning. The imperfective form is used for repetitive action (something that happens habitually). The perfective form is used for completed action (it already happened and the action is completed).

Imperfective verb Perfective verb
Buditi se  Probuditi se
Svako jutro se budim u 7:00. Jutros sam se probudio u 8:00.
Umivati se  Umiti se
Svaki dan, čim ustanem, ja se umivam. Ja sam se umio i sada idem doručkovati.
Tuširati se Otuširati se
Obično se tuširam ujutro. Jučer sam se otuširao navečer.
Brijati se Obrijati se
Obično se brijem tri puta tjedno. Ovaj tjedan se još nisam obrijao.
Šminkati se Našminkati se
Moja sestra se šminka svaki dan. Jesi li se našminkala? Već kasnimo…
Oblačiti se Obući se
Ja se uvijek oblačim pristojno. Nisam se još obukao. Još sam u pidžami.
Češljati se Počešljati se
Svako jutro se češljam. Danas se nisam počešljao.
❗ As you can see, for the imperfective verbs (in the left column), we usually have a key word that tells us how often something is done – every day, usually, often, etc. The perfective verbs are given in the past tense for easier understanding that the action is completed.

🧩 Vocabulary list

Hrvatski English
aktivnost activity
baviti se to engage in
biciklizam cycling
brijati se to shave
buditi se to wake up (impf.)
članarina membership fee
češljati se to comb hair
doručkovati to have breakfast
kasniti to be late
navika habit
nedjeljom on Sundays
oblačiti se to get dressed
odustati to give up
prati zube to brush teeth
profesionalno professionally
rekreativno recreationally
samodisciplina self-discipline
skijanje skiing
sportska oprema sports equipment
teretana gym
trening training
trenirati to train
trenirati se to work out
trenirka tracksuit
trčanje running
tuširati se to shower
ujutro in the morning
umivati se to wash one’s face
ustajati to get up (impf.)
vikend weekend
vježbanje exercising
vježbati to exercise
večerati to have dinner
zdrav život healthy life

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