smetati

сметати

/směːtati/ · imperfective

VERB

(+ dat.) to bother; to disturb

Izvini, da li ti smetam? — Sorry, am I bothering you?

Smeta mi buka sa ulice. — The noise from the street bothers me.
(in negation) to mind

Ne smeta mi ako pušiš na terasi. — I don't mind if you smoke on the balcony.

Ne bi smetalo da poneseš jaknu. — It wouldn't hurt to bring a jacket.
to hinder; to be in the way; to interfere with

Ovaj ormar smeta kad otvaram vrata. — This wardrobe gets in the way when I open the door.

Takes the dative: smeta mi "it bothers me", smetam ti "I'm bothering you".

Synonyms:

ometati uznemiravati gnjaviti sprečavati

Forms

Past (masc.): smetao

Imperative: smetaj

Antonyms: pomagati