čupati
чупатиčùpati · /t͡ʃǔpati/ · imperfective
VERB
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(of weeds, hair, teeth) to tug; to pull; to pull out; to pluckBaka svako jutro čupa korov u bašti. — Grandma pulls weeds in the garden every morning.Prestani da čupaš obrve! — Stop plucking your eyebrows!Nemoj da čupaš sestru za kosu! — Don't pull your sister's hair!
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(of poultry) to pluckMama je u dvorištu čupala kokošku za ručak. — Mom was plucking a chicken for lunch in the yard.
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colloq. (čupati se) to pull each other's hair; to scuffleDeca su se čupala oko igračke. — The kids were pulling each other's hair over a toy.
For pulling something out once (sense 1) the perfective is iščupati; for plucking a bird completely it is očerupati.
Expressions
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čupati kosu — to tear one's hair outKad je video račun, počeo je da čupa kosu. — When he saw the bill, he started tearing his hair out.
Conjugation, imperfective
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | čupam |
| ti | čupaš |
| on/ona/ono | čupa |
| mi | čupamo |
| vi | čupate |
| oni/one/ona | čupaju |
Past tense: čupao, čupala, čupalo · čupali, čupale
Future: čupaću, čupaćeš, čupaće, čupaćemo, čupaćete, čupaće
Imperative: čupaj
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Updated 29 October 2026