kleti

клети

/klêːti/ · imperfective

VERB

(kleti se) to swear

Kunem ti se da nisam znao. — I swear to you I didn't know.

Kune se da će prestati da puši. — He swears he'll quit smoking.
(+ acc.) to curse

Klela je dan kad ga je upoznala. — She cursed the day she met him.
to swear; to curse

Stari je kleo i vikao na komšije. — The old man was cursing and yelling at the neighbours.

Present tense: kunem, kuneš; for swearing (bad language) psovati is more common.

Synonyms:

proklinjati zaklinjati psovati

Forms

Past (masc.): kleo

Imperative: kuni

Antonyms: blagosiljati