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besneti

беснети

bèsneti · /běsneti/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. (of a person) to be furious; to rage
    Šef besni zbog našeg kašnjenja. — The boss is furious about us being late.
    Zašto besniš na mene? — Why are you so angry with me?
  2. (of a storm, war, epidemic) to rage
    Oluja je besnela celu noć. — The storm raged all night.
    U to vreme u gradu je besnela epidemija. — At that time an epidemic was raging in the city.
  3. colloq. (of children, young people) to run wild; to romp about
    Deca su ceo dan besnela po dvorištu. — The kids were running wild in the yard all day.

The person one is angry with takes “na” + acc. (besni na mene); the cause takes “zbog” + gen.

Synonyms:
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jabesnim
tibesniš
on/ona/onobesni
mibesnimo
vibesnite
oni/one/onabesne
Past tense: besnio, besnela, besnelo · besneli, besnele
Future: besneću, besnećeš, besneće, besnećemo, besnećete, besneće
Imperative: besni
AI Updated 29 October 2026