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kaditi

кадити

káditi · /kǎːditi/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. to cense
    Sveštenik kadi ikone tokom službe. — The priest censes the icons during the service.
    Baka uvek kadi kuću pred slavu. — Grandma always censes the house before the slava.
  2. to fumigate; to smoke
    Pčelar kadi košnicu da bi smirio pčele. — The beekeeper smokes the hive to calm the bees.
  3. formal (+ dat.) to flatter; to heap praise on
    Novine su godinama kadile vlasti. — For years the papers heaped praise on the authorities.
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jakadim
tikadiš
on/ona/onokadi
mikadimo
vikadite
oni/one/onakade
Past tense: kadio, kadila, kadilo · kadili, kadile
Future: kadiću, kadićeš, kadiće, kadićemo, kadićete, kadiće
Imperative: kadi
AI Updated 30 September 2026