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navijati

навијати

navíjati · /naʋǐːjati/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. (za + acc.) to root for; to cheer for; to support
    Za koji klub navijaš? — Which club do you support?
    Cela porodica navija za Zvezdu. — The whole family roots for Zvezda.
  2. (of a clock, alarm) to wind; to set
    Deda svako veče navija stari sat. — Grandpa winds the old clock every evening.
    Uvek navijam budilnik na sedam. — I always set my alarm for seven.
  3. colloq. (of music, sound) to turn up
    Komšije opet navijaju muziku do daske. — The neighbours are blasting their music at full volume again.
  4. (thread, hair) to wind; to wrap around
    Navijam konac na kalem. — I'm winding the thread onto the spool.
    Ona svako jutro navija kosu na viklere. — She puts her hair in rollers every morning.

In the sense 'to support' it takes za + accusative: navijati za Partizan.

Synonyms:
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
janavijam
tinavijaš
on/ona/ononavija
minavijamo
vinavijate
oni/one/onanavijaju
Past tense: navijao, navijala, navijalo · navijali, navijale
Future: navijaću, navijaćeš, navijaće, navijaćemo, navijaćete, navijaće
Imperative: navijaj
AI Updated 24 October 2026