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bajati

бајати

bȁjati · /bâjati/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. (folk magic) to cast spells; to recite charms; to tell fortunes
    Njena baka je bajala protiv uroka. — Her grandmother used to recite charms against the evil eye.
    Kažu da jedna starica u selu još baje. — They say an old woman in the village still casts spells.
  2. colloq. (of empty talk) to talk nonsense; to go on about
    Ma šta mi tu baješ, nije tako bilo. — What are you going on about, that's not how it was.
    Celo veče baje o svojim uspesima. — He's been going on about his successes all evening.

It usually refers to folk healing with incantations; a woman who does this is a bajalica.

Synonyms:
vračati čarati gatati
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jabajem
tibaješ
on/ona/onobaje
mibajemo
vibajete
oni/one/onabaju
Past tense: bajao, bajala, bajalo · bajali, bajale
Future: bajaću, bajaćeš, bajaće, bajaćemo, bajaćete, bajaće
Imperative: baj
AI Updated 17 October 2026