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mašiti se

машити се

mȁšiti · /mâʃiti/ · perfective · reflexive

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VERB
  1. (mašiti se + gen. or za + acc.) to reach for; to grab
    Lopov se mašio noža, ali ga je policajac savladao. — The thief reached for a knife, but the policeman overpowered him.
    Mašio se za džep i izvadio novčanik. — He reached into his pocket and took out his wallet.

Used almost always with se: mašiti se + gen. or mašiti se za + acc.

Expressions
  • mašiti se pera — to take up the pen
    Posle penzije se mašio pera i napisao roman. — After retiring he took up the pen and wrote a novel.
Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
jamašim
timašiš
on/ona/onomaši
mimašimo
vimašite
oni/one/onamaše
Past tense: mašio, mašila, mašilo · mašili, mašile
Future: mašiću, mašićeš, mašiće, mašićemo, mašićete, mašiće
Imperative: maši
AI Updated 29 October 2026