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trubiti

трубити

trúbiti · /trǔːbiti/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. (of a driver or car) to honk; to hoot
    Vozač iza mene stalno trubi. — The driver behind me keeps honking.
    Zašto svi trube na raskrsnici? — Why is everyone honking at the intersection?
  2. to blow a trumpet; to play the trumpet
    Na Guči trubači trube danima bez prestanka. — At Guča the trumpeters play for days without stopping.
  3. colloq. (about something) to trumpet; to go on about
    Mediji danima trube o toj aferi. — The media have been going on about that scandal for days.

In the figurative sense it is usually trubiti o čemu (o + locative).

Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jatrubim
titrubiš
on/ona/onotrubi
mitrubimo
vitrubite
oni/one/onatrube
Past tense: trubio, trubila, trubilo · trubili, trubile
Future: trubiću, trubićeš, trubiće, trubićemo, trubićete, trubiće
Imperative: trubi
AI Updated 29 September 2026