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ubadati

убадати

ubádati · /ubǎːdati/ · imperfective · pf.: ubosti

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VERB
  1. (of insects, thorns) to sting; to bite; to prick
    Komarci me ubadaju cele noći. — Mosquitoes keep biting me all night.
    Pazi, ruže ubadaju. — Careful, roses prick.
  2. (with se) to prick oneself
    Stalno se ubadam iglom kad šijem. — I keep pricking myself with the needle when I sew.
  3. (with a sharp object) to pierce; to stick into
    Ubadam krompir viljuškom da proverim da li je kuvan. — I'm pricking the potatoes with a fork to check whether they're cooked.
  4. (of pain) to give a stabbing pain
    Ubada me u grudima kad duboko udahnem. — I get a stabbing pain in my chest when I breathe deeply.
  5. (with a knife, of an attack) to stab
    Napadač je više puta ubadao žrtvu nožem. — The attacker stabbed the victim with a knife several times.

The perfective is "ubosti"; for pain the verb is used impersonally: "ubada me u…".

Synonyms:
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jaubadam
tiubadaš
on/ona/onoubada
miubadamo
viubadate
oni/one/onaubadaju
Past tense: ubadao, ubadala, ubadalo · ubadali, ubadale
Future: ubadaću, ubadaćeš, ubadaće, ubadaćemo, ubadaćete, ubadaće
Imperative: ubadaj
AI Updated 29 October 2026