srljati

срљати

sr̀ljati · /sřʎati/ · imperfective

VERB

(+ u + acc.) to rush headlong; to head straight for

Ova firma srlja u propast, a niko ništa ne preduzima. — This company is heading straight for ruin, and nobody is doing anything.

Ne srljaj u brak samo zato što su ti svi oženjeni. — Don't rush into marriage just because all your friends are married.
to act rashly; to rush things

Polako, nemoj da srljaš, razmisli još malo. — Easy, don't rush things, think it over a bit more.

Usually used with u + accusative and has a negative connotation.

Synonyms:

juriti

Expressions

srljati u propast — to head for disaster

Ako ovako nastavimo, srljamo u propast. — If we carry on like this, we're heading for disaster.

Conjugation, imperfective

Past tense: srljao, srljala, srljalo · srljali, srljale

Future: srljaću, srljaćeš, srljaće, srljaćemo, srljaćete, srljaće

Imperative: srljaj

AI Updated 29 October 2026