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šibati

шибати

šíbati · /ʃǐːbati/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. to whip; to flog
    Nekada su decu u školi šibali prutom. — In the old days, children at school were whipped with a rod.
    Kočijaš je šibao konje da idu brže. — The coachman whipped the horses to make them go faster.
  2. (of rain, wind) to lash; to beat down
    Kiša je celu noć šibala po prozorima. — The rain lashed against the windows all night.
  3. colloq. to speed; to rush; in commands: to clear off
    Šibao je autoputem dvesta na sat. — He was doing two hundred an hour on the highway.
    Šibaj odavde dok se nisam naljutio! — Get out of here before I get angry!
Synonyms:
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jašibam
tišibaš
on/ona/onošiba
mišibamo
višibate
oni/one/onašibaju
Past tense: šibao, šibala, šibalo · šibali, šibale
Future: šibaću, šibaćeš, šibaće, šibaćemo, šibaćete, šibaće
Imperative: šibaj
AI Updated 6 October 2026