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nabiti

набити

nàbiti · /nǎbiti/ · perfective · impf.: nabijati

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VERB
  1. (+ acc., into sth) to cram; to stuff; to jam
    Nabio je sve stvari u jedan kofer. — He crammed all his things into one suitcase.
    Nabila je džepove bombonama. — She stuffed her pockets with sweets.
  2. (+ na + acc.) to skewer; to impale; to pull on tightly
    Nabio 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.
  3. colloq. (of a bill, price) to run up; to jack up
    Sin 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.
  4. colloq. (of a ball) to blast; to smash
    Nabio je loptu pravo u rašlje. — He blasted the ball right into the top corner.
  5. (+ acc., u + acc.) to drive in; to ram in
    Nabio je kolac u zemlju. — He drove a stake into the ground.
  6. (of earth, snow) to tamp down; to compact
    Nabili su zemlju oko sadnice. — They tamped down the earth around the seedling.
  7. (of a finger, toe) to jam a finger; to stub a toe
    Nabio sam prst igrajući košarku. — I jammed my finger playing basketball.

The imperfective is nabijati.

Synonyms:
Expressions
  • nabiti nekome na nos — to rub someone's nose in it; to throw something in someone's face
    Nabio mi je na nos svaku grešku koju sam napravio. — He threw every mistake I made in my face.
  • nabiti rogove — to cheat on someone
    Priča se da mu je žena nabila rogove. — Rumour has it his wife cheated on him.
Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
janabijem
tinabiješ
on/ona/ononabije
minabijemo
vinabijete
oni/one/onanabiju
Past tense: nabio, nabila, nabilo · nabili, nabile
Future: nabiću, nabićeš, nabiće, nabićemo, nabićete, nabiće
Imperative: nabij
AI Updated 24 October 2026