gađati

1. (+ acc.) to shoot at; to aim at
   Na strelištu smo gađali metu iz pištolja. — At the shooting range we shot at a target with a pistol.
2. (+ acc. and instr.) to throw at; to pelt
   Demonstranti su gađali policiju kamenjem. — The protesters pelted the police with stones.
3. (gađati se) to throw at each other
   Deca su se gađala grudvama u parku. — The kids were throwing snowballs at each other in the park.
4. (of ads, products) to target
   Ova reklama gađa mlađu publiku. — This ad targets a younger audience.
5. colloq. (of a test, answer) to guess
   Nisam znao odgovore, pa sam gađao. — I didn't know the answers, so I guessed.

"Gađati" means trying to hit, not hitting; "to hit the target" is pogoditi.