žderati
ждератиždèrati · /ʒděrati/ · imperfective
VERB
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colloq. derog. (of food) to stuff one's face; to gorge; to pig outNe žderi toliko, posle ćeš imati muke. — Don't stuff your face like that, you'll feel sick later.Ceo dan samo ždere čips ispred televizora. — All day he just gorges on crisps in front of the TV.
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colloq. (of a car, expenses) to guzzle; to eat upOvaj stari auto ždere benzin kao lud. — This old car guzzles petrol like crazy.
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colloq. (žderati se, of worrying) to fret; to torment oneself; to beat oneself upNe žderi se zbog toga, sve će biti u redu. — Don't beat yourself up over it, everything will be fine.Ona se ždere što nije položila ispit. — She's beating herself up over failing the exam.
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colloq. (of conscience, jealousy) to eat at; to gnaw at; to tormentŽdere ga savest što joj nije rekao istinu. — His conscience is eating at him for not telling her the truth.Ljubomora je ždere već mesecima. — Jealousy has been gnawing at her for months.
A rude word; the neutral verb is jesti.
Conjugation, imperfective
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | žderem |
| ti | ždereš |
| on/ona/ono | ždere |
| mi | žderemo |
| vi | žderete |
| oni/one/ona | žderu |
Past tense: žderao, žderala, žderalo · žderali, žderale
Future: žderaću, žderaćeš, žderaće, žderaćemo, žderaćete, žderaće
Imperative: žderi
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Updated 29 October 2026