kopati
копати/kǒpati/ · imperfective
RuVERB
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to digDeda svako jutro kopa u bašti. — Grandpa digs in the garden every morning.Radnici kopaju rupu za novi stub. — The workers are digging a hole for a new post.
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colloq. (+ po + loc.) to rummage; to dig throughStalno kopa po torbi i traži ključeve. — She keeps rummaging in her bag for the keys.Ne kopaj mi po stvarima! — Don't dig through my stuff!
The perfective is iskopati or prekopati depending on the meaning.
Synonyms:
iskopavati
čeprkati
Forms
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | kopam |
| ti | kopaš |
| on/ona/ono | kopa |
| mi | kopamo |
| vi | kopate |
| oni/one/ona | kopaju |
Past (masc.): kopao
Imperative: kopaj
Antonyms:
zakopavati
Expressions
- ko drugome jamu kopa, sam u nju pada — he who digs a pit for others falls into it himself