čuditi
чудитиčȕditi · /t͡ʃûditi/ · imperfective
VERB
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(čuditi + acc.) to surprise; to amazeNjen uspeh me uopšte ne čudi. — Her success doesn't surprise me at all.Čudi me što se još nije javio. — I'm surprised he hasn't called yet.
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(čuditi se + dat.) to be surprised; to wonder atStalno se čudim koliko su cene porasle. — I keep being amazed at how much prices have gone up.Svi su se čudili njegovoj hrabrosti. — Everyone marveled at his courage.
Construction čuditi nekoga: the cause of surprise is the subject and the surprised person takes the accusative (njen uspeh me čudi); the subject is often a clause: čudi me što... Reflexive čuditi se takes the dative (čuditi se nečemu).
Synonyms:
Conjugation, imperfective
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | čudim |
| ti | čudiš |
| on/ona/ono | čudi |
| mi | čudimo |
| vi | čudite |
| oni/one/ona | čude |
Past tense: čudio, čudila, čudilo · čudili, čudile
Future: čudiću, čudićeš, čudiće, čudićemo, čudićete, čudiće
Imperative: čudi
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Updated 28 September 2026