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debljati

дебљати

dèbljati · /děbʎati/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. (debljati se) to gain weight; to put on weight
    Od kada je prestao da trenira, stalno se deblja. — Since he stopped training, he keeps putting on weight.
    Zimi se svi malo debljamo. — We all gain a little weight in winter.
  2. (of food, clothes) to be fattening; to make someone look fatter
    Ova haljina te uopšte ne deblja. — This dress doesn't make you look fat at all.
    Kažu da beli hleb najviše deblja. — They say white bread is the most fattening.

In the sense "to gain weight" it is usually used with se (debljati se), but it also occurs without it: debljati (se).

Synonyms:
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jadebljam
tidebljaš
on/ona/onodeblja
midebljamo
videbljate
oni/one/onadebljaju
Past tense: debljao, debljala, debljalo · debljali, debljale
Future: debljaću, debljaćeš, debljaće, debljaćemo, debljaćete, debljaće
Imperative: debljaj
AI Updated 13 October 2026