bojati
бојати/bǒjati/ · imperfective
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(bojati se + gen.) to be afraid; to fearMoja ćerka se boji pasa. — My daughter is afraid of dogs.Ne boj se, sve će biti u redu. — Don't be afraid, everything will be fine.
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(bojim se da…) to be afraid that; to fear thatBojim se da ćemo zakasniti na voz. — I'm afraid we'll miss the train.Bojim se da nemate pravo. — I'm afraid you're wrong.
In the sense 'to fear' it always takes se and the genitive (bojim se mraka); for 'to paint, to dye' Serbian normally uses bojiti.
Synonyms:
plašiti
strahovati
Forms
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | bojim |
| ti | bojiš |
| on/ona/ono | boji |
| mi | bojimo |
| vi | bojite |
| oni/one/ona | boje |
Past (masc.): bojao
Imperative: boj
Expressions
- bojati se i svoje senke — to be afraid of one's own shadow