karati

1. dated formal (+ acc.) to scold; to tell off
   U starim pripovetkama otac strogo kara sina zbog neposlušnosti. — In old tales the father sternly scolds his son for disobedience.
   Bog kara one koje voli, kaže stara izreka. — God chastises those he loves, as the old saying goes.
2. vulg. slang (+ acc.) to fuck; to screw
   Hvalio se da je karao celu noć. — He bragged that he'd been screwing all night.
3. dated (karati se) to quarrel
   Stalno su se karali oko sitnica. — They were always quarrelling over trifles.

In Serbia, in everyday speech karati is almost always understood in its vulgar sense 'to fuck'; the meaning 'to scold' occurs mainly in old texts, sayings, regional speech and literary usage. For neutral 'to scold' use grditi or koriti.