prestajati

престајати

/prěstajati/ · imperfective · pf.: prestati

VERB

(of a process) to stop; to cease

Kiša ne prestaje već tri dana. — The rain hasn't stopped for three days.

Bol u leđima nikako ne prestaje. — The back pain just won't go away.
(+ da / + inf.) to stop doing; to keep on (in negation)

On ne prestaje da se žali na posao. — He keeps complaining about his job.

Beba ne prestaje da plače. — The baby won't stop crying.

Most often used with negation: ne prestaje da… — keeps on…; for a single completed stop use prestati.

Synonyms:

prekidati jenjavati

Forms

Past (masc.): prestajao

Imperative: prestaj

Antonyms: počinjati, nastavljati, trajati