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Meaning of trebati | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
trêbati

Definitions

  1. to be needed, to be required (+ dative: by (someone))
  2. to need, require
  3. to be necessary, should (with da + present tense)
  4. should
  5. to be supposed to, to have to

Conjugation

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Equivalents

Examples

“Treba mi novi auto.”

I need a new car.

“Mislila sam da ti treba pomoć.”

I thought you might need help.

“Trebam novi auto.”

I need a new car.

“Mislila sam da trebaš pomoć.”

I thought you might need help.

“Trebalo bi da o tome razgovaram s ocem.”

I should discuss it with my father.

“Jesi li siguran da bi trebalo ovo da radimo?”

Are you sure we should be doing this?

“Nije trebalo to da učinimo.”

We shouldn't have done it.

“Trebao bih o tome razgovarati s ocem.”

I should discuss it with my father.

“Jesi li siguran da bismo trebali ovo raditi?”

Are you sure we should be doing this?

“Nismo to trebali učiniti.”

We shouldn't have done it.

“Samo mi trebaš v(j)erovati.”

You just have to trust me on it.

“Tko ga je trebao zaustaviti?”

Who was supposed to stop him?

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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