набрати

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

на- +‎ бора, борати. The "to gather, collect" meaning is from reanalysis, as if на- +‎ брати.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nǎbrati/
  • Hyphenation: на‧бра‧ти

Verb

на̀брати pf (Latin spelling nàbrati)

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to crease, wrinkle
  2. (transitive, reflexive) to pleat, fold
  3. (transitive, reflexive) to gather, collect

Conjugation

Conjugation of набрати
infinitive набрати
present verbal adverb
past verbal adverb на̀бра̄вши
verbal noun
singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present наберем набереш набере наберемо наберете наберу
future future I набрат ћу1
набраћу
набрат ћеш1
набраћеш
набрат ће1
набраће
набрат ћемо1
набраћемо
набрат ћете1
набраћете
набрат ћē1
набраће
future II бу̏де̄м набрао2 бу̏де̄ш набрао2 бу̏де̄ набрао2 бу̏де̄мо набрали2 бу̏де̄те набрали2 бу̏дӯ набрали2
past perfect набрао сам2 набрао си2 набрао је2 набрали смо2 набрали сте2 набрали су2
pluperfect3 би̏о сам набрао2 би̏о си набрао2 би̏о је набрао2 би́ли смо набрали2 би́ли сте набрали2 би́ли су набрали2
aorist набрах набра набра набрасмо набрасте набраше
conditional conditional I набрао бих2 набрао би2 набрао би2 набрали бисмо2 набрали бисте2 набрали би2
conditional II4 би̏о бих набрао2 би̏о би набрао2 би̏о би набрао2 би́ли бисмо набрали2 би́ли бисте набрали2 би́ли би набрали2
imperative набери наберимо наберите
active past participle набрао m / набрала f / набрало n набрали m / набрале f / набрала n
passive past participle набран m / набрана f / набрано n набрани m / набране f / набрана n

1   Croatian spelling: others omit the infinitive suffix completely and bind the clitic.
2   For masculine nouns; a feminine or neuter agent would use the feminine and neuter gender forms of the active past participle and auxiliary verb, respectively.
3   Often replaced by the past perfect in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.
4   Often replaced by the conditional I in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.
  *Note: The aorist and imperfect were not present in, or have nowadays fallen into disuse in, many dialects and therefore they are routinely replaced by the past perfect in both formal and colloquial speech.

References

  • набрати”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Ukrainian

Etymology

From на- (na-) +‎ бра́ти (bráty). Compare Russian набра́ть (nabrátʹ), Belarusian набра́ць (nabrácʹ), Polish nabrać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɐˈbrate]
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

набра́ти • (nabrátypf (imperfective набира́ти) (transitive)

  1. to collect, to gather
    піди набери води з колодязю будь ласкаpidy nabery vody z kolodjazju budʹ laskago get some water from the well please
  2. to take in, to take on (absorb)
  3. to take on (:project, responsibility, task, work, etc.)
  4. to gain (gradually build up a quantity of; increase)
    Нати́сніть лайк до цьо́го ві́део, щоб воно́ набра́ло якомо́га бі́льше пере́глядів.
    Natýsnitʹ lajk do cʹóho vídeo, ščob vonó nabrálo jakomóha bílʹše peréhljadiv.
    Click like on this video so that it gains as many views as possible.
  5. to recruit, to take on (:somebody)
    Synonyms: найня́ти pf (najnjáty), завербува́ти pf (zaverbuváty)
  6. to compose (make something by merging parts)
    Synonym: скла́сти pf (sklásty)
  7. (typography) to typeset
    Synonym: скла́сти pf (sklásty)
  8. (computing) to type, to key in
  9. (telephony) to dial
  10. to gain, to pick up (:intensity, momentum, speed, etc.)
  11. to acquire, to assume, to take on (:appearance, feature, quality, etc.)
    Synonym: набу́ти pf (nabúty)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • набі́р m (nabír)
  • набрання́ n (nabrannjá)
  • набра́тися pf (nabrátysja)

Further reading