nabiti
набитиnàbiti · /nǎbiti/ · perfective · impf.: nabijati
VERB
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(+ acc., into sth) to cram; to stuff; to jamNabio je sve stvari u jedan kofer. — He crammed all his things into one suitcase.Nabila je džepove bombonama. — She stuffed her pockets with sweets.
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(+ na + acc.) to skewer; to impale; to pull on tightlyNabio je meso na ražanj. — He put the meat on the spit.Nabio je kapu na glavu i izašao. — He pulled his cap down on his head and went out.
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colloq. (of a bill, price) to run up; to jack upSin mi je nabio ogroman račun za telefon. — My son ran up a huge phone bill.Pred leto su nabili cene smeštaja. — They jacked up accommodation prices before summer.
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colloq. (of a ball) to blast; to smashNabio je loptu pravo u rašlje. — He blasted the ball right into the top corner.
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(+ acc., u + acc.) to drive in; to ram inNabio je kolac u zemlju. — He drove a stake into the ground.
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(of earth, snow) to tamp down; to compactNabili su zemlju oko sadnice. — They tamped down the earth around the seedling.
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(of a finger, toe) to jam a finger; to stub a toeNabio sam prst igrajući košarku. — I jammed my finger playing basketball.
The imperfective is nabijati.
Synonyms:
Expressions
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nabiti nekome na nos — to rub someone's nose in it; to throw something in someone's faceNabio mi je na nos svaku grešku koju sam napravio. — He threw every mistake I made in my face.
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nabiti rogove — to cheat on someonePriča se da mu je žena nabila rogove. — Rumour has it his wife cheated on him.
Conjugation, perfective
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | nabijem |
| ti | nabiješ |
| on/ona/ono | nabije |
| mi | nabijemo |
| vi | nabijete |
| oni/one/ona | nabiju |
Past tense: nabio, nabila, nabilo · nabili, nabile
Future: nabiću, nabićeš, nabiće, nabićemo, nabićete, nabiće
Imperative: nabij
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Updated 24 October 2026