bojati

== Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bojati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bajā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoyh₂-eh₂-ti, from *bʰeyh₂-. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /bǒjati/ Hyphenation: bo‧ja‧ti ==== Verb ==== bòjati impf (Cyrillic spelling бо̀јати) (reflexive) to fear, be afraid of [with genitive] Bojim se. ― I'm afraid. Bojim ga se. ― I'm afraid of him. Ne boj se. ― Don't be afraid. Nemaš se čega bojati. ― There is nothing to be afraid of. Ona se boji vlastitog oca. ― She's afraid of her own father. Nemoj se bojati. ― Don't be afraid. Ne trebaš se bojati. ― There is no need to be afraid. On se boji i vlastite s(j)ene. ― He's afraid even of his own shadow. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== pobòjati ==== Further reading ==== “bojati”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 === Etymology 2 === From boja +‎ -ti. ==== Alternative forms ==== bòjiti (alternative infinitive) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /bǒjati/ Hyphenation: bo‧ja‧ti ==== Verb ==== bòjati impf (Cyrillic spelling бо̀јати) (transitive) to color (transitive) to dye (hair, cloth..) (transitive) to paint (by brush) (transitive) to distemper (transitive) to stain (glass etc.) ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== pobòjati ==== Further reading ==== “bojati”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026