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čučati

чучати

čúčati · /t͡ʃǔːt͡ʃati/ · imperfective · pf.: čučnuti

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VERB
  1. to squat; to crouch
    Deca su čučala pored bare i gledala žabe. — The kids were squatting by the pond, watching frogs.
    Ne mogu dugo da čučim, bole me kolena. — I can't squat for long, my knees hurt.
  2. colloq. to sit around; to hang about
    Ceo dan čuči kod kuće ispred kompjutera. — He sits around at home in front of the computer all day.
    Ta pisma čuče u fioci već godinama. — Those letters have been sitting in the drawer for years.

The perfective counterpart is čučnuti "to squat down".

Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jačučim
tičučiš
on/ona/onočuči
mičučimo
vičučite
oni/one/onačuče
Past tense: čučao, čučala, čučalo · čučali, čučale
Future: čučaću, čučaćeš, čučaće, čučaćemo, čučaćete, čučaće
Imperative: čuči
AI Updated 29 October 2026