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umuknuti

умукнути

ùmuknuti · perfective

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VERB
  1. (of people) to fall silent; to go quiet
    Kad je direktor ušao, svi su umukli. — When the director came in, everyone fell silent.
  2. (of sounds, music) to die away; to stop
    Muzika je iznenada umukla. — The music suddenly stopped.
  3. colloq. (in the imperative) shut up
    Umukni već jednom, ne mogu da te slušam! — Just shut up already, I can't listen to you!

Umukni! sounds rude; a politer request is Tiše, molim vas.

Synonyms:
zaćutati ućutati
Antonyms:
Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
jaumuknem
tiumukneš
on/ona/onoumukne
miumuknemo
viumuknete
oni/one/onaumuknu
Past (masc.): umuknuo, umukao
Imperative: umukni
AI Updated 30 September 2026