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farbati

фарбати

fȃrbati · /fâːrbati/ · imperfective · pf.: ofarbati

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VERB
  1. to paint
    Komšija već tri dana farba ogradu. — The neighbour has been painting the fence for three days.
  2. (of hair, fabric, eggs) to dye; to colour
    Za Uskrs uvek farbamo jaja sa decom. — At Easter we always dye eggs with the kids.
    Ona se farba svakog meseca. — She dyes her hair every month.
  3. colloq. to trick; to con
    Ne farbaj me, znam da nisi bio kod kuće. — Don't con me, I know you weren't home.

Farbati se usually means to dye one's own hair.

Synonyms:
bojiti bojadisati
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jafarbam
tifarbaš
on/ona/onofarba
mifarbamo
vifarbate
oni/one/onafarbaju
Past tense: farbao, farbala, farbalo · farbali, farbale
Future: farbaću, farbaćeš, farbaće, farbaćemo, farbaćete, farbaće
Imperative: farbaj
AI Updated 6 October 2026