otkidati
откидатиotkídati · /otkǐːdati/ · imperfective · pf.: otkinuti
VERB
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to tear off; to break off; to pick offDete otkida komadiće hleba i baca ih golubovima. — The child tears off bits of bread and throws them to the pigeons.Nemoj da otkidaš cveće u parku! — Don't pick the flowers in the park!
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(otkidati se) to come off; to break offSa ove jakne mi se stalno otkidaju dugmad. — The buttons keep coming off this jacket.
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slang (often + na + acc.) to be crazy about; to go wildOna otkida na tu pesmu. — She's crazy about that song.Publika je otkidala celo veče. — The crowd went wild all night.
The perfective is otkinuti.
Expressions
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otkidati od usta — to scrimp and save; to go withoutRoditelji su otkidali od usta da bi deca studirala. — The parents scrimped and saved so their kids could go to university.
Conjugation, imperfective
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | otkidam |
| ti | otkidaš |
| on/ona/ono | otkida |
| mi | otkidamo |
| vi | otkidate |
| oni/one/ona | otkidaju |
Past tense: otkidao, otkidala, otkidalo · otkidali, otkidale
Future: otkidaću, otkidaćeš, otkidaće, otkidaćemo, otkidaćete, otkidaće
Imperative: otkidaj
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Updated 6 October 2026