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kucnuti

куцнути

kȕcnuti · /kût͡snuti/ · perfective · impf.: kucati

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VERB
  1. (at a door, window) to knock
    Neko je kucnuo na vrata, idi otvori. — Someone knocked at the door, go and open it.
    Kucnuo sam dva puta, ali niko nije odgovorio. — I knocked twice, but nobody answered.
  2. (with an object) to tap
    Kucnuo je olovkom o sto da ućutimo. — He tapped his pencil on the desk to make us be quiet.
  3. formal (of a time, hour) to strike; to come
    Kucnuo je čas da se konačno odlučimo. — The hour has come for us to finally decide.
  4. (kucnuti se, with glasses) to clink glasses
    Kucnuli smo se i nazdravili domaćinu. — We clinked glasses and toasted the host.
    Hajde da se kucnemo! — Let's clink glasses!

Used with na + acc. (kucnuti na vrata); the imperfective is kucati.

Expressions
  • kucnuti u drvo — to knock on wood; touch wood
    Za sada je sve u redu, kucni u drvo. — So far everything's fine, knock on wood.
  • kucnuo je čas — the time has come
    Kucnuo je čas da se vratimo kući. — The time has come for us to go home.
Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
jakucnem
tikucneš
on/ona/onokucne
mikucnemo
vikucnete
oni/one/onakucnu
Past tense: kucnuo, kucnula, kucnulo · kucnuli, kucnule
Future: kucnuću, kucnućeš, kucnuće, kucnućemo, kucnućete, kucnuće
Imperative: kucni
AI Updated 29 October 2026