sipati
сипатиsȉpati · /sîpati/ · imperfective
VERB
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(of a liquid) to pourSipaj mi malo vode, molim te. — Pour me some water, please.Uvek sipa previše mleka u kafu. — He always pours too much milk into his coffee.
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(of dry substances) to pour; to sprinkleNe sipaj toliko soli u supu! — Don't put so much salt in the soup!Deca sipaju pesak u kofice. — The kids are pouring sand into their buckets.
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colloq. (of words, jokes) to reel off; to pour outCelo veče je sipao viceve. — He was cracking jokes all evening.
Sipati is commonly used for a single completed action too (Sipaj mi vode). The perfective is nasuti; colloquial sipnuti usually means to pour just a little.
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Expressions
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sipati so na ranu — to rub salt in the woundNemoj da mi sipaš so na ranu. — Don't rub salt in the wound.
Conjugation, imperfective
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | sipam |
| ti | sipaš |
| on/ona/ono | sipa |
| mi | sipamo |
| vi | sipate |
| oni/one/ona | sipaju |
Past tense: sipao, sipala, sipalo · sipali, sipale
Future: sipaću, sipaćeš, sipaće, sipaćemo, sipaćete, sipaće
Imperative: sipaj
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Updated 28 September 2026