ponestajati
понестајатиponèstajati · /poněstajati/ · imperfective
VERB
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(to someone + gen.) to run out; to be running shortPonestaje nam vremena, moramo da požurimo. — We're running out of time, we have to hurry.Na kraju maratona počelo mi je da ponestaje snage. — At the end of the marathon I started running out of strength.
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(of supplies) to dwindle; to run lowZalihe vode u gradu polako ponestaju. — The city's water supplies are slowly running low.
Usually impersonal: the person is in the dative and what runs out is in the genitive (ponestaje mi novca).
Synonyms:
Conjugation, imperfective
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | ponestajem |
| ti | ponestaješ |
| on/ona/ono | ponestaje |
| mi | ponestajemo |
| vi | ponestajete |
| oni/one/ona | ponestaju |
Past tense: ponestajao, ponestajala, ponestajalo · ponestajali, ponestajale
Future: ponestajaću, ponestajaćeš, ponestajaće, ponestajaćemo, ponestajaćete, ponestajaće
Imperative: ponestaj
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Updated 23 October 2026