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gužvati

гужвати

gȕžvati · /ɡûʒʋati/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. (+ acc.) to crumple; to crease
    Nemoj da gužvaš košulju, tek sam je ispeglala. — Don't crease the shirt, I've just ironed it.
    Nervozno je gužvao papir u ruci. — He was nervously crumpling the paper in his hand.
  2. (gužvati se, of fabric) to wrinkle; to crease
    Lan se brzo gužva, ali je prijatan leti. — Linen creases easily, but it's nice in summer.
  3. colloq. (gužvati se, of people) to jostle; to be crammed together
    Svako jutro se gužvamo u autobusu. — Every morning we're crammed together on the bus.

The perfective counterpart is zgužvati.

Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jagužvam
tigužvaš
on/ona/onogužva
migužvamo
vigužvate
oni/one/onagužvaju
Past tense: gužvao, gužvala, gužvalo · gužvali, gužvale
Future: gužvaću, gužvaćeš, gužvaće, gužvaćemo, gužvaćete, gužvaće
Imperative: gužvaj
AI Updated 6 October 2026