zbiti
збитиzbȉti · /zbîti/ · perfective · impf.: zbijati
VERB
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(zbiti se) to huddle together; to crowd togetherDeca su se zbila oko vatre da se ugreju. — The children huddled around the fire to keep warm.Putnici su se zbili u prvi vagon. — The passengers crowded into the first carriage.
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(+ acc.) to compress; to pack down; to compactZbij dobro zemlju oko sadnice. — Pack the soil down well around the seedling.Zbio je sve stvari u jedan kofer. — He crammed all his things into one suitcase.
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(zbiti šalu) to crack a jokeZbio je šalu i svi su se nasmejali. — He cracked a joke and everyone laughed.
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formal (zbiti se) to happen; to occurNiko ne zna šta se zbilo te noći. — No one knows what happened that night.
The participle "zbijen" (dense, compact) is very common: zbijen tekst, zbijeni redovi.
Conjugation, perfective
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | zbijem |
| ti | zbiješ |
| on/ona/ono | zbije |
| mi | zbijemo |
| vi | zbijete |
| oni/one/ona | zbiju |
Past tense: zbio, zbila, zbilo · zbili, zbile
Future: zbiću, zbićeš, zbiće, zbićemo, zbićete, zbiće
Imperative: zbij
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Updated 6 October 2026