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zabiti

забити

zàbiti · /zǎbiti/ · perfective · impf.: zabijati

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VERB
  1. (+ acc.) to hammer in; to drive in
    Zabio sam ekser u zid da okačim sliku. — I hammered a nail into the wall to hang the picture.
  2. (in sport) to score
    Zabio je gol u poslednjem minutu. — He scored a goal in the last minute.
  3. colloq. (+ acc.) to stick; to shove; to bury
    Zabio je nos u telefon i tako proveo ceo dan. — He buried his nose in his phone and spent the whole day like that.
  4. colloq. (zabiti se) to hide away; to bury oneself
    Zabio se u neko selo i ne javlja se nikome. — He's hidden himself away in some village and doesn't contact anyone.
  5. (zabiti se) to crash into; to slam into
    Automobil se zabio u drvo. — The car crashed into a tree.

In Serbia, "dati gol" is also very common for scoring a goal.

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Expressions
  • zabiti nož u leđa — to stab someone in the back
    Najbolji prijatelj mi je zabio nož u leđa. — My best friend stabbed me in the back.
  • zabiti glavu u pesak — to bury one's head in the sand
    Nema svrhe da zabiješ glavu u pesak. — There's no point burying your head in the sand.
Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
jazabijem
tizabiješ
on/ona/onozabije
mizabijemo
vizabijete
oni/one/onazabiju
Past tense: zabio, zabila, zabilo · zabili, zabile
Future: zabiću, zabićeš, zabiće, zabićemo, zabićete, zabiće
Imperative: zabij
AI Updated 29 September 2026