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nabijati

набијати

nabíjati · /nabǐːjati/ · imperfective · pf.: nabiti

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VERB
  1. to cram; to stuff
    Uvek nabija previše stvari u kofer. — He always crams too much stuff into his suitcase.
  2. (on a spit, skewer) to skewer; to impale
    Tata nabija meso na ražnjiće za roštilj. — Dad is skewering the meat for the barbecue.
  3. colloq. (of a bill, debt, weight) to run up; to pile on
    Svaki mesec nabija račun za telefon. — Every month he runs up a huge phone bill.
    Preko zime je nabijala kilograme. — Over the winter she was piling on the kilos.
  4. (stakes, nails) to drive in; to hammer in
    Radnici nabijaju kolce u zemlju duž ograde. — The workers are driving stakes into the ground along the fence.
  5. (earth, gravel) to tamp down; to pack down
    Nabijamo zemlju oko stuba da bi čvrsto stajao. — We're tamping down the earth around the post so it stands firm.

The perfective is nabiti; nabijati nešto u nešto means to cram something into something.

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Expressions
  • nabijati na nos — to rub someone's nose in it; to throw something in someone's face
    Stalno mi nabija na nos tu jednu grešku. — He keeps throwing that one mistake in my face.
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
janabijam
tinabijaš
on/ona/ononabija
minabijamo
vinabijate
oni/one/onanabijaju
Past tense: nabijao, nabijala, nabijalo · nabijali, nabijale
Future: nabijaću, nabijaćeš, nabijaće, nabijaćemo, nabijaćete, nabijaće
Imperative: nabijaj
AI Updated 29 October 2026