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trpeti

трпети

tŕpeti · /třːpeti/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. (+ acc.) to put up with; to bear; to tolerate
    Više ne mogu da trpim ovu buku. — I can't put up with this noise any more.
    On ne trpi laži. — He can't stand lies.
  2. (of pain, hardship) to suffer
    Baka godinama trpi jake bolove u leđima. — Grandma has suffered from bad back pain for years.
  3. (of consequences, damage) to bear; to suffer
    Zbog suše poljoprivrednici trpe velike gubitke. — Because of the drought, farmers are suffering heavy losses.
    Svi mi trpimo posledice tvoje odluke. — We're all bearing the consequences of your decision.

Ne trpeti someone/something means 'can't stand'. The perfective istrpeti means 'to endure through to the end'; for damage or losses pretrpeti is usually used: pretrpeti štetu, gubitke, poraz.

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Expressions
  • papir trpi sve — paper never refuses ink
    Obećali su nove puteve, ali papir trpi sve. — They promised new roads, but paper never refuses ink.
  • ne trpeti odlaganje — to brook no delay
    Ovaj problem ne trpi odlaganje. — This problem brooks no delay.
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jatrpim
titrpiš
on/ona/onotrpi
mitrpimo
vitrpite
oni/one/onatrpe
Past tense: trpeo, trpela, trpelo · trpeli, trpele
Future: trpeću, trpećeš, trpeće, trpećemo, trpećete, trpeće
Imperative: trpi
AI Updated 29 September 2026