ciganiti
циганитиcigániti · /t͡siɡǎːniti/ · imperfective
VERB
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colloq. derog. (usually ciganiti se) to haggle; to drive a hard bargainNemoj da se ciganiš, cena je već niska. — Don't haggle, the price is already low.Sat vremena se ciganio s prodavcem na pijaci. — He haggled with the seller at the market for an hour.
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colloq. derog. (usually ciganiti se) to be stingy; to penny-pinchNe cigani se on kad treba da časti društvo. — He doesn't penny-pinch when it's time to treat his friends.
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colloq. derog. (nekoga, za nešto) to cadge, to pester for; to conStalno cigani za cigarete. — He's always cadging cigarettes.
The word derives from an ethnic name and is considered offensive by many. Neutral alternatives: cenkati se for haggling, škrtariti for stinginess, moljakati / prositi for cadging, varati for cheating.
Conjugation, imperfective
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | ciganim |
| ti | ciganiš |
| on/ona/ono | cigani |
| mi | ciganimo |
| vi | ciganite |
| oni/one/ona | cigane |
Past tense: ciganio, ciganila, ciganilo · ciganili, ciganile
Future: ciganiću, ciganićeš, ciganiće, ciganićemo, ciganićete, ciganiće
Imperative: cigani
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Updated 29 October 2026