Suggest an editVERB
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(of feelings) to move; to touchNjegove reči su me duboko dirnule. — His words moved me deeply.Dirnulo me je što si se setio mog rođendana. — I was touched that you remembered my birthday.
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to touchNije ni dirnuo večeru. — He didn't even touch his dinner.Niko nije dirnuo tvoje stvari. — Nobody touched your things.
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(+ u + acc.) to touch on; to meddle withTim pitanjem je dirnuo u bolnu temu. — With that question he touched on a sore subject.
The imperfective partner is dirati: "ne diraj" means "don't touch".
Expressions
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dirnuti u osinje gnezdo — to stir up a hornet's nestNovinar je tim tekstom dirnuo u osinje gnezdo. — With that article the journalist stirred up a hornet's nest.
Conjugation, perfective
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | dirnem |
| ti | dirneš |
| on/ona/ono | dirne |
| mi | dirnemo |
| vi | dirnete |
| oni/one/ona | dirnu |
Past tense: dirnuo, dirnula, dirnulo · dirnuli, dirnule
Future: dirnuću, dirnućeš, dirnuće, dirnućemo, dirnućete, dirnuće
Imperative: dirni
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Updated 29 September 2026