vaditi

вадити

/ʋâditi/ · imperfective · pf.: izvaditi

VERB

to take out; to pull out

Vadi ključeve iz torbe. — She's taking the keys out of her bag.

Ne vadi telefon za vreme ručka. — Don't take your phone out during lunch.
(an official document) to get; to have issued

Sutra idem da vadim pasoš. — Tomorrow I'm going to get my passport done.

Koliko se čeka kad se vadi lična karta? — How long is the wait when you get an ID card?
(from the ground, the body) to dig up; to extract; to pull

Deda u bašti vadi krompir. — Grandpa is digging up potatoes in the garden.

Zubar mi danas vadi zub. — The dentist is pulling my tooth today.
(from trouble) to get out; to bail out

Uvek ga vadim iz nevolje. — I'm always getting him out of trouble.
colloq. (with se) to make excuses

Nemoj da se vadiš, znam da si zaboravio. — Don't make excuses, I know you forgot.

Stalno se vadi na gužvu u saobraćaju. — He always blames the traffic.

The perfective is izvaditi; vaditi se na nešto means 'to use something as an excuse'.

Synonyms:

izvlačiti iskopavati pravdati

Forms

Past (masc.): vadio

Imperative: vadi

Antonyms: stavljati, ubacivati

Expressions