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puknuti

пукнути

/pûknuti/ · perfective

Ru
VERB
  1. to burst; to crack; to snap
    Pukla mi je guma na autoputu. — I got a flat tyre on the motorway.
    Puklo mi je staklo na telefonu. — My phone screen cracked.
  2. (of a gun, shot) to go off; to fire
    Negde u daljini pukao je pucanj. — A shot rang out somewhere in the distance.
  3. colloq. (of a person) to snap; to crack; to break down
    Posle tri meseca bez odmora jednostavno je pukla. — After three months without a break she just snapped.

The imperfective is pucati; the owner is often in the dative: pukla mi je guma.

Synonyms:
prsnuti prasnuti
Forms
Present tense
japuknem
tipukneš
on/ona/onopukne
mipuknemo
vipuknete
oni/one/onapuknu
Past (masc.): pukao
Imperative: pukni
Expressions
  • pukla je bruka — a scandal broke out
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