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dospeti

доспети

dòspeti · /dǒspeti/ · perfective · impf.: dospevati

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VERB
  1. (+ u/na + acc.) to get to; to end up; to reach
    Kako je ovo pismo dospelo u moje ruke? — How did this letter end up in my hands?
    Posle nesreće je dospeo u bolnicu. — After the accident he ended up in hospital.
  2. (of a payment, debt) to fall due; to become payable
    Rata kredita je dospela prošle nedelje. — The loan instalment fell due last week.
  3. (+ da) to manage; to find time
    Nisam dospeo da ti odgovorim na poruku. — I didn't get around to answering your message.

The imperfective counterpart is dospevati. In the sense "to manage, find time", stići is more common in everyday speech.

Synonyms:
stići
Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
jadospem
tidospeš
on/ona/onodospe
midospemo
vidospete
oni/one/onadospeju
Past tense: dospeo, dospela, dospelo · dospeli, dospele
Future: dospeću, dospećeš, dospeće, dospećemo, dospećete, dospeće
Imperative: dospij
AI Updated 29 September 2026