No. 728 in Croatian
zabio
"Zabio" means "stuck" or "scored," depending on the context.
In a sentence
On je zabio loptu u gol.
He scored the ball into the goal.
In this sentence, 'zabio' refers to scoring a goal, commonly used in sports terminology.
Zabio je čavao u drvo.
He hammered a nail into the wood.
'Zabio' in this context means to drive or hammer something, showing a different usage in a manual task.
Kad je šetao, zabio se u stablo.
While walking, he bumped into a tree.
Here, 'zabio' expresses an action of inadvertently striking or colliding with something, used reflexively as 'zabio se'.
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