Biljka se bori protiv lisnih uši.

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Breakdown of Biljka se bori protiv lisnih uši.

• biljka: plant
• lisna uš: aphid
• boriti se: to fight; struggle

Questions & Answers about Biljka se bori protiv lisnih uši.

Why is it bori and not boriti?

Boriti is the dictionary form, meaning to fight / to struggle. In the sentence, the verb is conjugated in the present tense:

• ja se borim = I fight
• ti se boriš = you fight
• on/ona/ono se bori = he/she/it fights

So Biljka se bori means The plant fights / is fighting.

What does se mean here?

Se is a reflexive particle. With boriti se, it is part of the verb itself.

So you should learn this verb as:

• boriti se = to fight / to struggle

In many cases, se does not need to be translated literally as itself in English. Here, se bori simply means fights / struggles.

Why is biljka in this form?