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naginjati

нагињати

nàginjati · /nǎɡiɲati/ · imperfective · pf.: nagnuti

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VERB
  1. (naginjati se) to lean; to bend over; to lean out
    Ne naginjati se kroz prozor! — Do not lean out of the window!
    Stalno se naginjala preko ograde. — She kept leaning over the railing.
  2. (+ acc.) to tilt; to incline
    Kad sluša, uvek naginje glavu u stranu. — When he listens, he always tilts his head to one side.
  3. (+ dat. or ka) to lean toward; to tend to
    Više naginjem ka tome da ostanem kod kuće. — I'm leaning more toward staying home.
    Njen otac je oduvek naginjao levici. — Her father has always leaned to the left.

The perfective is nagnuti; in the sense "lean toward" it takes the dative or ka.

Synonyms:
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
janaginjem
tinaginješ
on/ona/ononaginje
minaginjemo
vinaginjete
oni/one/onanaginju
Past tense: naginjao, naginjala, naginjalo · naginjali, naginjale
Future: naginjaću, naginjaćeš, naginjaće, naginjaćemo, naginjaćete, naginjaće
Imperative: naginji
AI Updated 29 September 2026