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žderati

ждерати

ždèrati · /ʒděrati/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. colloq. derog. (of food) to stuff one's face; to gorge; to pig out
    Ne žderi toliko, posle ćeš imati muke. — Don't stuff your face like that, you'll feel sick later.
    Ceo dan samo ždere čips ispred televizora. — All day he just gorges on crisps in front of the TV.
  2. colloq. (of a car, expenses) to guzzle; to eat up
    Ovaj stari auto ždere benzin kao lud. — This old car guzzles petrol like crazy.
  3. colloq. (žderati se, of worrying) to fret; to torment oneself; to beat oneself up
    Ne žderi se zbog toga, sve će biti u redu. — Don't beat yourself up over it, everything will be fine.
    Ona se ždere što nije položila ispit. — She's beating herself up over failing the exam.
  4. colloq. (of conscience, jealousy) to eat at; to gnaw at; to torment
    Ždere ga savest što joj nije rekao istinu. — His conscience is eating at him for not telling her the truth.
    Ljubomora je ždere već mesecima. — Jealousy has been gnawing at her for months.

A rude word; the neutral verb is jesti.

Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jažderem
tiždereš
on/ona/onoždere
mižderemo
vižderete
oni/one/onažderu
Past tense: žderao, žderala, žderalo · žderali, žderale
Future: žderaću, žderaćeš, žderaće, žderaćemo, žderaćete, žderaće
Imperative: žderi
AI Updated 29 October 2026