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naoštriti

наоштрити

naòštriti · /naǒʃtriti/ · perfective

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VERB
  1. to sharpen; to hone
    Naoštrio sam nož pre nego što sam isekao meso. — I sharpened the knife before cutting the meat.
    Moraš da naoštriš olovku, previše je tupa. — You need to sharpen the pencil, it's too blunt.
  2. colloq. (naoštriti se) to gear up for a fight; to get worked up
    Naoštrio se na komšiju zbog parkinga. — He got all worked up against the neighbor over parking.
    Navijači su se naoštrili pred derbi. — The fans got fired up before the derby.

In the second sense it usually goes naoštriti se na koga — to turn against someone.

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Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
janaoštrim
tinaoštriš
on/ona/ononaoštri
minaoštrimo
vinaoštrite
oni/one/onanaoštre
Past tense: naoštrio, naoštrila, naoštrilo · naoštrili, naoštrile
Future: naoštriću, naoštrićeš, naoštriće, naoštrićemo, naoštrićete, naoštriće
Imperative: naoštri
AI Updated 6 October 2026