VOCAB.RS

dobiti

добити

/dǒbiti/ · perfective · impf.: dobivati, dobijati

Ru
VERB
  1. to get; to receive
    Dobila sam poruku od mame. — I got a message from my mom.
    Konačno je dobio posao u banci. — He finally got a job at the bank.
  2. (of a game, prize, dispute) to win
    Partizan je dobio utakmicu sa dva gola razlike. — Partizan won the match by two goals.
    Dobio je na lotu milion dinara. — He won a million dinars in the lottery.
  3. (of weight, time, importance) to gain; to put on
    Preko leta sam dobio tri kila. — I put on three kilos over the summer.
    Tim potezom smo dobili na vremenu. — With that move we gained some time.

The imperfective is dobijati; "to beat someone" is dobiti nekoga.

Synonyms:
primiti steći osvojiti pobediti
Forms
Present tense
jadobijem
tidobiješ
on/ona/onodobije
midobijemo
vidobijete
oni/one/onadobiju
Past (masc.): dobio
Imperative: dobij
Antonyms: izgubiti
Expressions
  • dobiti korpu — to be turned down; to get the brush-off
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