puzati
пузатиpȕzati · /pûzati/ · imperfective
VERB
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(of a baby, person) to crawlNaš sin je počeo da puzi sa osam meseci. — Our son started crawling at eight months.Vojnici su puzali kroz blato. — The soldiers were crawling through the mud.
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(of a snake, insect, plant) to creep; to crawlZmija je polako puzala kroz travu. — The snake was slowly creeping through the grass.
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derog. (before someone) to grovel; to cringeCeo život je puzao pred šefovima. — All his life he grovelled before his bosses.
In the sense 'grovel' it usually takes pred + instrumental: puzati pred nekim.
Synonyms:
Conjugation, imperfective
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | pužem |
| ti | pužeš |
| on/ona/ono | puže |
| mi | pužemo |
| vi | pužete |
| oni/one/ona | pužu |
Past tense: puzao, puzala, puzalo · puzali, puzale
Future: puzaću, puzaćeš, puzaće, puzaćemo, puzaćete, puzaće
Imperative: puži
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Updated 29 October 2026