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primaknuti

примакнути

primàknuti · /primǎknuti/ · perfective · impf.: primicati

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VERB
  1. to move closer; to pull up
    Primakni stolicu bliže stolu. — Pull your chair closer to the table.
    Primakla je lampu da bolje vidi. — She moved the lamp closer to see better.
  2. (primaknuti se) to come closer; to move closer
    Primakni se malo, ne čujem te. — Come a bit closer, I can't hear you.
    Pas se oprezno primakao detetu. — The dog cautiously approached the child.
  3. (of time, events) to draw near
    Rok se primakao, a posao nije gotov. — The deadline has drawn near, and the work isn't done.

The imperfective is primicati; in the sense "to approach" it is used with se.

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Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
japrimaknem
tiprimakneš
on/ona/onoprimakne
miprimaknemo
viprimaknete
oni/one/onaprimaknu
Past tense: primaknuo, primaknula, primaknulo · primaknuli, primaknule
Future: primaknuću, primaknućeš, primaknuće, primaknućemo, primaknućete, primaknuće
Imperative: primakni
AI Updated 6 October 2026