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prsnuti

прснути

pȑsnuti · /pr̂snuti/ · perfective

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VERB
  1. to crack
    Ekran telefona je prsnuo kad mi je ispao. — The phone screen cracked when I dropped it.
    Prsla mi je kost u šaci. — I've got a cracked bone in my hand.
  2. to burst; to explode
    Zbog mraza je prsla cev u podrumu. — A pipe in the basement burst because of the frost.
    Balon je prsnuo uz glasan prasak. — The balloon burst with a loud bang.
  3. (of laughter, tears) to burst out laughing or crying
    Svi su prsnuli u smeh. — Everyone burst out laughing.
    Devojčica je prsnula u plač. — The girl burst into tears.
  4. (of liquid) to spurt, to splash; to spray
    Voda je prsnula na sve strane. — Water splashed in all directions.
    Prsnuo me je hladnom vodom. — He splashed me with cold water.
  5. colloq. (of a person) to crack up; to snap
    Ako ovako nastavi da radi, prsnuće od stresa. — If he keeps working like this, he'll crack up from stress.
    Posle svega što mu se desilo, čovek je prosto prsnuo. — After everything that happened to him, the man simply snapped.

Do not confuse with prasnuti (to bang, to crash, e.g. prasnuo je grom). In the sense 'to burst out laughing' both verbs are used: prsnuti u smeh and prasnuti u smeh.

Synonyms:
puknuti pući
Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
japrsnem
tiprsneš
on/ona/onoprsne
miprsnemo
viprsnete
oni/one/onaprsnu
Past tense: prsnuo, prsnula, prsnulo · prsnuli, prsnule
Future: prsnuću, prsnućeš, prsnuće, prsnućemo, prsnućete, prsnuće
Imperative: prsni
AI Updated 29 October 2026