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čuditi

чудити

čȕditi · /t͡ʃûditi/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. (čuditi + acc.) to surprise; to amaze
    Njen 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.
  2. (čuditi se + dat.) to be surprised; to wonder at
    Stalno 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
jačudim
tičudiš
on/ona/onočudi
mičudimo
vičudite
oni/one/onačude
Past tense: čudio, čudila, čudilo · čudili, čudile
Future: čudiću, čudićeš, čudiće, čudićemo, čudićete, čudiće
Imperative: čudi
AI Updated 28 September 2026