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taknuti

такнути

tàknuti · /tǎknuti/ · perfective · impf.: dirati, ticati

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VERB
  1. to touch
    Nisam 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.
  2. (usually negated) to touch; to lay a finger on
    Dete 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.
  3. (emotionally) to touch emotionally; to move
    Njene 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
  • ne taknuti ni prstom — not to lay a finger on someone
    Kunem se, nisam ga taknuo ni prstom. — I swear I didn't lay a finger on him.
Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
jataknem
titakneš
on/ona/onotakne
mitaknemo
vitaknete
oni/one/onataknu
Past tense: takao, takla, taklo · takli, takle
Future: taknuću, taknućeš, taknuće, taknućemo, taknućete, taknuće
Imperative: takni
AI Updated 24 October 2026