duvati
дуватиdúvati · /dǔːʋati/ · imperfective · pf.: duvnuti
VERB
-
(of wind) to blowNapolju duva jak vetar. — A strong wind is blowing outside.Košava duva već tri dana. — The košava has been blowing for three days.
-
(of a person) to blowPolicajac mu je rekao da duva u alkotest. — The police officer told him to blow into the breathalyzer.Nemoj da duvaš u mikrofon. — Don't blow into the microphone.
-
(from exertion) to puff; to pantPopeo se na peti sprat i duvao kao lokomotiva. — He climbed to the fifth floor, puffing like a steam engine.
-
slang (of drugs) to smoke weedOn duva travu još od srednje škole. — He's been smoking weed since high school.
'To blow into something' is duvati u + acc. (u balon, u alkotest).
Expressions
-
okretati se kako vetar duva — to go whichever way the wind blowsOn se uvek okreće kako vetar duva. — He always goes whichever way the wind blows.
Conjugation, imperfective
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | duvam |
| ti | duvaš |
| on/ona/ono | duva |
| mi | duvamo |
| vi | duvate |
| oni/one/ona | duvaju |
Past tense: duvao, duvala, duvalo · duvali, duvale
Future: duvaću, duvaćeš, duvaće, duvaćemo, duvaćete, duvaće
Imperative: duvaj
AI
Updated 28 September 2026