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čačkati

чачкати

čȁčkati · /t͡ʃât͡ʃkati/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. (teeth, nose) to pick
    Ne čačkaj nos, to je ružno! — Don't pick your nose, it's gross!
    Posle ručka je čačkao zube čačkalicom. — After lunch he picked his teeth with a toothpick.
  2. colloq. to fiddle with; to poke around
    Nemoj da čačkaš po mom telefonu. — Don't poke around in my phone.
    Stalno čačka taj prekidač i pokvariće ga. — He keeps fiddling with that switch and he'll break it.
  3. colloq. (the past, a topic) to dig into; to stir up
    Zašto stalno čačkaš po prošlosti? — Why do you keep digging into the past?
  4. colloq. (of a person) to tease; to bother; to provoke
    Ne čačkaj me, već sam nervozan. — Don't wind me up, I'm already on edge.

In the sense "poke around" it is usually used with po + locative.

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Expressions
  • ne čačkaj mečku — let sleeping dogs lie
    Bolje ćuti i ne čačkaj mečku. — Better keep quiet and let sleeping dogs lie.
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jačačkam
tičačkaš
on/ona/onočačka
mičačkamo
vičačkate
oni/one/onačačkaju
Past tense: čačkao, čačkala, čačkalo · čačkali, čačkale
Future: čačkaću, čačkaćeš, čačkaće, čačkaćemo, čačkaćete, čačkaće
Imperative: čačkaj
AI Updated 29 October 2026