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iskvariti

искварити

iskváriti · /iskʋǎːriti/ · perfective

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VERB
  1. (+ acc.) to spoil; to ruin
    Kiša nam je iskvarila izlet. — The rain ruined our trip.
    Nemoj da mi iskvariš iznenađenje! — Don't spoil the surprise for me!
  2. (of a person, morals) to corrupt; to deprave
    Novac ga je potpuno iskvario. — Money completely corrupted him.
    Loše društvo je iskvarilo tog dečka. — Bad company corrupted that boy.
  3. (iskvariti se) to go bad; to take a turn for the worse
    Do podne se vreme potpuno iskvarilo. — By noon the weather had turned completely bad.
    Odnosi među njima su se iskvarili. — Relations between them went sour.

In everyday speech pokvariti is more common, especially for machines and devices breaking down.

Antonyms:
Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
jaiskvarim
tiiskvariš
on/ona/onoiskvari
miiskvarimo
viiskvarite
oni/one/onaiskvare
Past tense: iskvario, iskvarila, iskvarilo · iskvarili, iskvarile
Future: iskvariću, iskvarićeš, iskvariće, iskvarićemo, iskvarićete, iskvariće
Imperative: iskvari
AI Updated 6 October 2026