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šepati

шепати

šȅpati · /ʃêpati/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. to limp
    Posle utakmice je šepao na levu nogu. — After the match he was limping on his left leg.
    Pas šepa, verovatno se povredio. — The dog is limping, it probably got hurt.
  2. (of work, plans, skills) to be weak; to fall short
    Organizacija festivala ove godine malo šepa. — The festival's organisation is a bit shaky this year.
    Matematika mu šepa, ali je dobar u jezicima. — He's weak at maths, but good at languages.

The bad leg is given with na + accusative: šepati na desnu nogu.

Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jašepam
tišepaš
on/ona/onošepa
mišepamo
višepate
oni/one/onašepaju
Past tense: šepao, šepala, šepalo · šepali, šepale
Future: šepaću, šepaćeš, šepaće, šepaćemo, šepaćete, šepaće
Imperative: šepaj
AI Updated 6 October 2026