zagorčati
загорчатиzagòrčati · /zaɡǒrt͡ʃati/ · perfective · impf.: zagorčavati
VERB
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(usually + život, dan) to embitter; to make miserableKomšija nam je zagorčao život svojom bukom. — Our neighbour made our life miserable with his noise.Ta vest mi je zagorčala ceo dan. — That news ruined my whole day.
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(of food) to turn bitterOrasi su zagorčali jer su predugo stajali. — The walnuts turned bitter because they were stored too long.
Most often used in zagorčati nekome život, with the person in the dative.
Expressions
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zagorčati nekome život — to make someone's life a miseryBolest mu je zagorčala poslednje godine života. — Illness made the last years of his life a misery.
Conjugation, perfective
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | zagorčim |
| ti | zagorčiš |
| on/ona/ono | zagorči |
| mi | zagorčimo |
| vi | zagorčite |
| oni/one/ona | zagorče |
Past tense: zagorčao, zagorčala, zagorčalo · zagorčali, zagorčale
Future: zagorčaću, zagorčaćeš, zagorčaće, zagorčaćemo, zagorčaćete, zagorčaće
Imperative: zagorči
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Updated 6 October 2026