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derati

дерати

dèrati · /děrati/ · imperfective · pf.: poderati

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VERB
  1. colloq. (derati se) to yell; to scream; to shout
    Nemoj 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.
  2. (of clothes, shoes) to tear; to wear out
    Klinci stalno deru patike na igralištu. — The kids keep wearing out their sneakers on the playground.
  3. (of an animal's skin) to skin; to flay
    Lovci su derali zeca iza kuće. — The hunters were skinning a hare behind the house.
  4. colloq. (of prices, taxes) to rip off; to fleece
    U 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.

Synonyms:
Expressions
  • derati se iz sveg glasa — to scream at the top of one's lungs
    Dete se deralo iz sveg glasa u prodavnici. — The child was screaming at the top of his lungs in the shop.
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jaderem
tidereš
on/ona/onodere
mideremo
viderete
oni/one/onaderu
Past tense: derao, derala, deralo · derali, derale
Future: deraću, deraćeš, deraće, deraćemo, deraćete, deraće
Imperative: deri
AI Updated 28 September 2026