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bubnuti

бубнути

bȕbnuti · /bûbnuti/ · perfective

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VERB
  1. colloq. to blurt out
    Šta si to sad bubnuo? — What did you just blurt out?
    Bubnula je glupost pred celim odeljenjem. — She blurted out something stupid in front of the whole class.
  2. colloq. (+ acc.) to hit; to punch
    Bubnuo ga je pesnicom u rame. — He punched him in the shoulder.
  3. colloq. to crash; to bang; to thud
    Bubnuo sam glavom o vrata. — I banged my head on the door.
    Knjiga je bubnula na pod. — The book thudded to the floor.

In the sense "blurt out" it usually takes an object: bubnuti glupost.

Synonyms:
Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
jabubnem
tibubneš
on/ona/onobubne
mibubnemo
vibubnete
oni/one/onabubnu
Past tense: bubnuo, bubnula, bubnulo · bubnuli, bubnule
Future: bubnuću, bubnućeš, bubnuće, bubnućemo, bubnućete, bubnuće
Imperative: bubni
AI Updated 6 October 2026