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opijati

опијати

opíjati · /opǐːjati/ · imperfective · pf.: opiti

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VERB
  1. (opijati se) to get drunk; to drink heavily
    Svakog petka se opija sa drugarima. — Every Friday he gets drunk with his mates.
    Prestao je da se opija kad se oženio. — He stopped drinking heavily when he got married.
  2. (+ acc.) to intoxicate; to get someone drunk
    Opijali su ga rakijom celo veče. — They kept plying him with rakija all evening.
    Ovo vino brzo opija. — This wine gets you drunk quickly.
  3. (of a scent, success etc.) to intoxicate; to make one's head spin
    Miris lipe me uvek opija. — The scent of linden always intoxicates me.
    Uspeh ga je opijao i postao je nadmen. — Success went to his head and he became arrogant.

In the sense 'to get drunk' it is used with se: opijati se.

Synonyms:
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jaopijam
tiopijaš
on/ona/onoopija
miopijamo
viopijate
oni/one/onaopijaju
Past tense: opijao, opijala, opijalo · opijali, opijale
Future: opijaću, opijaćeš, opijaće, opijaćemo, opijaćete, opijaće
Imperative: opijaj
AI Updated 29 October 2026