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brkati

бркати

bŕkati · /bř̩ːkati/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. to mix up; to confuse
    Stalno brkam imena njihove dece. — I keep mixing up their kids' names.
    Mnogi brkaju Slovačku i Sloveniju. — Many people confuse Slovakia and Slovenia.
  2. dated (brkati se u + acc.) to meddle; to interfere
    Nemoj da se brkaš u moj posao. — Don't meddle in my business.

The perfective is pobrkati; to confuse one thing with another: brkati nešto s nečim. Reflexive brkati se 'to meddle' is rare today; the usual verbs are mešati se u or petljati se u.

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Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jabrkam
tibrkaš
on/ona/onobrka
mibrkamo
vibrkate
oni/one/onabrkaju
Past tense: brkao, brkala, brkalo · brkali, brkale
Future: brkaću, brkaćeš, brkaće, brkaćemo, brkaćete, brkaće
Imperative: brkaj
AI Updated 6 October 2026