kupati
купатиkúpati · /kǔːpati/ · imperfective
VERB
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(kupati se) to have a bath; to batheUveče se uvek kupam pre spavanja. — I always have a bath before bed in the evening.
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(kupati se, sea, river) to swim; to go swimming; to batheNa letovanju smo se kupali svaki dan. — On holiday we went swimming every day.Da li se ovde sme kupati? — Is swimming allowed here?
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(+ acc.) to bathe; to give a bathTata svako veče kupa bebu. — Dad gives the baby a bath every evening.
The perfective is okupati (se); kupati se in the sea can mean bathing or playing in the water without actually swimming (plivati).
Conjugation, imperfective
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | kupam |
| ti | kupaš |
| on/ona/ono | kupa |
| mi | kupamo |
| vi | kupate |
| oni/one/ona | kupaju |
Past tense: kupao, kupala, kupalo · kupali, kupale
Future: kupaću, kupaćeš, kupaće, kupaćemo, kupaćete, kupaće
Imperative: kupaj
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Updated 23 October 2026