saplesti
саплестиsàplesti · /sǎplesti/ · perfective · impf.: sapletati, saplitati
VERB
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(saplesti se) to trip; to stumbleSapleo sam se o kabl i pao. — I tripped over a cable and fell.Saplela se na stepenicama i uganula nogu. — She tripped on the stairs and sprained her ankle.
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(+ acc.) to trip someoneNamerno me je sapleo na času fizičkog. — He tripped me on purpose in PE class.
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(saplesti se, figurative) to stumble; to falterSapleo se već na prvom pitanju. — He stumbled on the very first question.Glumica se saplela u tekstu, ali je brzo nastavila. — The actress stumbled over her lines but quickly carried on.
The thing one trips over usually takes o + accusative: saplesti se o kamen.
Conjugation, perfective
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | sapletem |
| ti | sapleteš |
| on/ona/ono | saplete |
| mi | sapletemo |
| vi | sapletete |
| oni/one/ona | sapletu |
Past tense: sapleo, saplela, saplelo · sapleli, saplele
Future: saplešću, saplešćeš, saplešće, saplešćemo, saplešćete, saplešće
Imperative: sapleti
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Updated 29 October 2026