podmetnuti
подметнутиpòdmetnuti · perfective · impf.: podmetati
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(a bomb, evidence etc.) to plantNeko je podmetnuo bombu ispod automobila. — Someone planted a bomb under the car.Tvrdi da su mu policajci podmetnuli drogu. — He claims the police planted drugs on him.
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(a pillow, a support etc.) to put under; to place beneathPodmetnula mu je jastuk pod glavu. — She put a pillow under his head.
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(podmetnuti požar) to set fire; to commit arsonPolicija sumnja da je neko podmetnuo požar. — The police suspect someone set the fire deliberately.
The imperfective is podmetati; the victim goes in the dative: podmetnuti nekome nešto.
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Expressions
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podmetnuti nogu — to trip someone upNajbolji prijatelj mu je podmetnuo nogu na poslu. — His best friend tripped him up at work.
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podmetnuti kukavičje jaje — to palm something off on someonePrethodna vlast nam je podmetnula kukavičje jaje. — The previous government palmed a real mess off on us.
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Updated 29 October 2026