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čupati

чупати

čùpati · /t͡ʃǔpati/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. (of weeds, hair, teeth) to tug; to pull; to pull out; to pluck
    Baka svako jutro čupa korov u bašti. — Grandma pulls weeds in the garden every morning.
    Prestani da čupaš obrve! — Stop plucking your eyebrows!
    Nemoj da čupaš sestru za kosu! — Don't pull your sister's hair!
  2. (of poultry) to pluck
    Mama je u dvorištu čupala kokošku za ručak. — Mom was plucking a chicken for lunch in the yard.
  3. colloq. (čupati se) to pull each other's hair; to scuffle
    Deca su se čupala oko igračke. — The kids were pulling each other's hair over a toy.

For pulling something out once (sense 1) the perfective is iščupati; for plucking a bird completely it is očerupati.

Expressions
  • čupati kosu — to tear one's hair out
    Kad je video račun, počeo je da čupa kosu. — When he saw the bill, he started tearing his hair out.
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jačupam
tičupaš
on/ona/onočupa
mičupamo
vičupate
oni/one/onačupaju
Past tense: čupao, čupala, čupalo · čupali, čupale
Future: čupaću, čupaćeš, čupaće, čupaćemo, čupaćete, čupaće
Imperative: čupaj
AI Updated 29 October 2026