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zezati

зезати

zȅzati · /zêzati/ · imperfective · pf.: zeznuti

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VERB
  1. colloq. (+ acc.) to tease; to make fun of
    Drugari ga stalno zezaju zbog frizure. — His friends keep teasing him about his haircut.
    Zezaš me, zar ne? — You're pulling my leg, right?
  2. colloq. (zezati se) to joke around; to kid
    Ne ljuti se, samo se zezam. — Don't be mad, I'm just kidding.
    Celo veče smo se zezali i smejali. — We fooled around and laughed all evening.
  3. colloq. (of a thing, health) to give trouble; to act up
    Auto me opet zeza, ne pali ujutru. — The car is acting up again, it won't start in the morning.
    Već nedelju dana me zeza koleno. — My knee has been bothering me for a week.

In the sense "to joke around" it is used with se: zezati se.

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AI Updated 1 October 2026