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spadati

спадати

spȁdati · /spâdati/ · imperfective · pf.: spasti

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VERB
  1. (+ u / među + acc.) to belong to; to be among; to fall under
    On spada među najbolje igrače u ligi. — He's among the best players in the league.
    To ne spada u moj posao. — That's not part of my job.
  2. (of clothes, objects) to fall off; to slip down
    Pantalone mi spadaju, treba mi kaiš. — My trousers keep slipping down, I need a belt.
    Stalno mi spadaju naočare s nosa. — My glasses keep sliding off my nose.
  3. (of water level, swelling, fever) to go down; to subside; to drop
    Otok na nozi polako spada. — The swelling on my leg is slowly going down.
    Posle kiše voda u reci sporo spada. — After the rain the water in the river is slowly going down.

In the sense "belong to" it takes u or među + acc.: spadati u kategoriju, spadati među najbolje.

Synonyms:
Expressions
  • kako spada — proper; as it should be
    Spremili smo ručak kako spada. — We made a proper lunch.
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jaspadam
tispadaš
on/ona/onospada
mispadamo
vispadate
oni/one/onaspadaju
Past tense: spadao, spadala, spadalo · spadali, spadale
Future: spadaću, spadaćeš, spadaće, spadaćemo, spadaćete, spadaće
Imperative: spadaj
AI Updated 29 October 2026