trpeti
трпетиtŕpeti · /třːpeti/ · imperfective
VERB
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(+ acc.) to put up with; to bear; to tolerateViše 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.
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(of pain, hardship) to sufferBaka godinama trpi jake bolove u leđima. — Grandma has suffered from bad back pain for years.
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(of consequences, damage) to bear; to sufferZbog 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.
Expressions
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papir trpi sve — paper never refuses inkObećali su nove puteve, ali papir trpi sve. — They promised new roads, but paper never refuses ink.
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ne trpeti odlaganje — to brook no delayOvaj problem ne trpi odlaganje. — This problem brooks no delay.
Conjugation, imperfective
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | trpim |
| ti | trpiš |
| on/ona/ono | trpi |
| mi | trpimo |
| vi | trpite |
| oni/one/ona | trpe |
Past tense: trpeo, trpela, trpelo · trpeli, trpele
Future: trpeću, trpećeš, trpeće, trpećemo, trpećete, trpeće
Imperative: trpi
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Updated 29 September 2026