isprljati

испрљати

ispŕljati · /ispřːʎati/ · perfective

VERB

to dirty; to soil

Dete je isprljalo novu majicu čokoladom. — The child got chocolate all over his new T-shirt.
(isprljati se) to get dirty

Pazi da se ne isprljaš u parku! — Be careful not to get dirty in the park!
(of a name, reputation) to tarnish; to sully

Taj skandal je zauvek isprljao njegovo ime. — That scandal tarnished his name forever.

The imperfective is prljati.

Synonyms:

uprljati zaprljati

Antonyms:

očistiti oprati

Expressions

isprljati ruke — to get one's hands dirty

Nije hteo da isprlja ruke tim poslom. — He didn't want to get his hands dirty with that business.

Conjugation, perfective

Past tense: isprljao, isprljala, isprljalo · isprljali, isprljale

Future: isprljaću, isprljaćeš, isprljaće, isprljaćemo, isprljaćete, isprljaće

Imperative: isprljaj

AI Updated 6 October 2026