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ciganiti

циганити

cigániti · /t͡siɡǎːniti/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. colloq. derog. (usually ciganiti se) to haggle; to drive a hard bargain
    Nemoj 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.
  2. colloq. derog. (usually ciganiti se) to be stingy; to penny-pinch
    Ne cigani se on kad treba da časti društvo. — He doesn't penny-pinch when it's time to treat his friends.
  3. colloq. derog. (nekoga, za nešto) to cadge, to pester for; to con
    Stalno 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
jaciganim
ticiganiš
on/ona/onocigani
miciganimo
viciganite
oni/one/onacigane
Past tense: ciganio, ciganila, ciganilo · ciganili, ciganile
Future: ciganiću, ciganićeš, ciganiće, ciganićemo, ciganićete, ciganiće
Imperative: cigani
AI Updated 29 October 2026