ćutati

ћутати

/t͡ɕǔːtati/ · imperfective · pf.: oćutati

VERB

to be silent; to keep quiet

Zašto ćutiš? Reci nešto! — Why are you so quiet? Say something!

Ćuti, beba spava! — Be quiet, the baby's sleeping!
(about something) to keep silent; to say nothing

Svi znaju, ali svi ćute o tome. — Everyone knows, but nobody says a word about it.

To keep quiet about something: ćutati o + locative; the Croatian form is šutjeti.

Synonyms:

oćutati

Forms

Past (masc.): ćutao

Imperative: ćuti

Antonyms: govoriti, pričati

Expressions