derati
дератиdèrati · /děrati/ · imperfective · pf.: poderati
VERB
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colloq. (derati se) to yell; to scream; to shoutNemoj da se dereš na mene! — Don't yell at me!Komšije se opet deru u pola noći. — The neighbours are screaming again in the middle of the night.
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(of clothes, shoes) to tear; to wear outKlinci stalno deru patike na igralištu. — The kids keep wearing out their sneakers on the playground.
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(of an animal's skin) to skin; to flayLovci su derali zeca iza kuće. — The hunters were skinning a hare behind the house.
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colloq. (of prices, taxes) to rip off; to fleeceU tom restoranu deru turiste. — That restaurant rips off tourists.
The variant drati (se) is common in speech; the person yelled at takes na + accusative: dere se na decu.
Expressions
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derati se iz sveg glasa — to scream at the top of one's lungsDete se deralo iz sveg glasa u prodavnici. — The child was screaming at the top of his lungs in the shop.
Conjugation, imperfective
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | derem |
| ti | dereš |
| on/ona/ono | dere |
| mi | deremo |
| vi | derete |
| oni/one/ona | deru |
Past tense: derao, derala, deralo · derali, derale
Future: deraću, deraćeš, deraće, deraćemo, deraćete, deraće
Imperative: deri
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Updated 28 September 2026