ispravljati

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ìspravljati · /ǐspraʋʎati/ · imperfective · pf.: ispraviti

VERB

to correct; to fix

Učiteljica svako veče ispravlja naše kontrolne. — The teacher corrects our tests every evening.

Stalno me ispravlja kad pogrešno izgovorim reč. — He keeps correcting me when I mispronounce a word.
to straighten

Ona ispravlja kosu peglom svako jutro. — She straightens her hair with a flat iron every morning.
(ispravljati se) to correct oneself; to straighten up

Govorio je brzo i stalno se ispravljao. — He spoke fast and kept correcting himself.

The perfective is ispraviti.

Synonyms:

popravljati

Antonyms:

kriviti savijati

Expressions

ispravljati krive Drine — to try to fix what can't be fixed; to tilt at windmills

Nemoj da ispravljaš krive Drine, pusti ih. — Don't try to fix what can't be fixed, leave them be.

Conjugation, imperfective

Past tense: ispravljao, ispravljala, ispravljalo · ispravljali, ispravljale

Future: ispravljaću, ispravljaćeš, ispravljaće, ispravljaćemo, ispravljaćete, ispravljaće

Imperative: ispravljaj

AI Updated 30 September 2026