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prljati

прљати

pŕljati · /přːʎati/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. to dirty; to soil
    Nemoj da mi prljaš tepih blatnjavim cipelama! — Don't get my carpet dirty with your muddy shoes!
  2. (prljati se) to get dirty
    Deca se stalno prljaju dok se igraju u parku. — The kids keep getting dirty while playing in the park.
  3. (of name, reputation) to sully; to tarnish
    Takvim izjavama samo prljaš ime svoje porodice. — With statements like that you're only tarnishing your family's name.

The perfective is uprljati or zaprljati.

Antonyms:
Expressions
  • prljati ruke — to get one's hands dirty
    On ne želi da prlja ruke tim poslom. — He doesn't want to get his hands dirty with that business.
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
japrljam
tiprljaš
on/ona/onoprlja
miprljamo
viprljate
oni/one/onaprljaju
Past tense: prljao, prljala, prljalo · prljali, prljale
Future: prljaću, prljaćeš, prljaće, prljaćemo, prljaćete, prljaće
Imperative: prljaj
AI Updated 29 October 2026