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postideti

постидети

postídeti · /postǐːdeti/ · perfective

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VERB
  1. (+ acc.) to shame; to put to shame
    Svojim odgovorom je postideo celo odeljenje. — His answer put the whole class to shame.
    Nemoj da me postidiš pred gostima. — Don't embarrass me in front of the guests.
  2. (postideti se) to feel ashamed; to be embarrassed
    Postideo se kad je shvatio da je pogrešio. — He felt ashamed when he realized he'd been wrong.
    Ovom tortom se ne bi postideo ni pravi poslastičar. — Even a real pastry chef would be proud of this cake.

The phrase "ne bi se postideo ni…" means "even … would not be ashamed"; it is often used to describe a result worthy even of an expert.

Synonyms:
Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
japostidim
tipostidiš
on/ona/onopostidi
mipostidimo
vipostidite
oni/one/onapostide
Past tense: postideo, postidela, postidelo · postideli, postidele
Future: postideću, postidećeš, postideće, postidećemo, postidećete, postideće
Imperative: postidi
AI Updated 13 October 2026