VERB
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to touchNisam ga ni taknuo, sam je pao! — I didn't even touch him, he fell on his own!Ako takneš tu žicu, udariće te struja. — If you touch that wire, you'll get a shock.
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(usually negated) to touch; to lay a finger onDete nije ni taklo večeru. — The child didn't even touch dinner.Što se tiče novca, nisam ga ni taknuo. — As for the money, I didn't even touch it.
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(emotionally) to touch emotionally; to moveNjene reči su me duboko taknule. — Her words touched me deeply.
A variant of taći; the imperfective counterpart is usually dirati. The meaning 'to touch on a topic' is normally expressed by dotaći se / dotaknuti se (+ genitive): Na sastanku smo se dotakli i pitanja plata.
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Expressions
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ne taknuti ni prstom — not to lay a finger on someoneKunem se, nisam ga taknuo ni prstom. — I swear I didn't lay a finger on him.
Conjugation, perfective
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | taknem |
| ti | takneš |
| on/ona/ono | takne |
| mi | taknemo |
| vi | taknete |
| oni/one/ona | taknu |
Past tense: takao, takla, taklo · takli, takle
Future: taknuću, taknućeš, taknuće, taknućemo, taknućete, taknuće
Imperative: takni
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Updated 24 October 2026