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kidati

кидати

kȉdati · /kîdati/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. to tear; to tear off
    Dete kida papir na sitne komadiće. — The child is tearing the paper into tiny pieces.
    Kidao je hleb i bacao ga golubovima. — He was tearing off bits of bread and throwing them to the pigeons.
  2. (of ties, relations) to break off; to sever
    Ne želim da kidam veze sa starim prijateljima. — I don't want to cut ties with my old friends.
  3. slang (of movement) to speed; to race; to clear off
    Kidao je autoputem dvesta na sat. — He was racing down the motorway at two hundred an hour.
    Kidaj odavde dok te nisu videli! — Get out of here before they see you!
  4. slang (of music, an event) to rock; to be awesome
    Ovaj bend uživo stvarno kida! — This band really rocks live!

Perfective counterparts are pokidati or otkinuti (to tear off).

Synonyms:
Expressions
  • srce se kida — one's heart is breaking
    Srce mi se kida kad ga vidim tako tužnog. — My heart breaks when I see him so sad.
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jakidam
tikidaš
on/ona/onokida
mikidamo
vikidate
oni/one/onakidaju
Past tense: kidao, kidala, kidalo · kidali, kidale
Future: kidaću, kidaćeš, kidaće, kidaćemo, kidaćete, kidaće
Imperative: kidaj
AI Updated 29 September 2026