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prikrasti

прикрасти

prìkrasti · /prǐkrasti/ · perfective · impf.: prikradati

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VERB
  1. (prikrasti se) to sneak up; to creep up
    Mačka se prikrala ptici iza žbuna. — The cat crept up on the bird from behind the bush.
    Prikrao mi se s leđa i uplašio me. — He sneaked up on me from behind and scared me.
  2. (of a thought, feeling) to creep in
    San mu se neprimetno prikrao. — Sleep crept up on him unnoticed.
    Prikrala mi se sumnja da laže. — A suspicion crept in that he was lying.

Used with se; the person approached is in the dative (prikrasti se kome) or do + genitive. For a mistake creeping into a text Serbian uses potkrasti se: potkrala se greška.

Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
japrikradem
tiprikradeš
on/ona/onoprikrade
miprikrademo
viprikradete
oni/one/onaprikradu
Past tense: prikrao, prikrala, prikralo · prikrali, prikrale
Future: prikrašću, prikrašćeš, prikrašće, prikrašćemo, prikrašćete, prikrašće
Imperative: prikradi
AI Updated 29 October 2026