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otkidati

откидати

otkídati · /otkǐːdati/ · imperfective · pf.: otkinuti

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VERB
  1. to tear off; to break off; to pick off
    Dete 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!
  2. (otkidati se) to come off; to break off
    Sa ove jakne mi se stalno otkidaju dugmad. — The buttons keep coming off this jacket.
  3. slang (often + na + acc.) to be crazy about; to go wild
    Ona 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.

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Expressions
  • otkidati od usta — to scrimp and save; to go without
    Roditelji su otkidali od usta da bi deca studirala. — The parents scrimped and saved so their kids could go to university.
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jaotkidam
tiotkidaš
on/ona/onootkida
miotkidamo
viotkidate
oni/one/onaotkidaju
Past tense: otkidao, otkidala, otkidalo · otkidali, otkidale
Future: otkidaću, otkidaćeš, otkidaće, otkidaćemo, otkidaćete, otkidaće
Imperative: otkidaj
AI Updated 6 October 2026