uprljati

упрљати

upŕljati · /upřːʎati/ · perfective

VERB

to dirty; to get dirty

Uprljao sam košulju kafom. — I got coffee on my shirt.

Dete se uprljalo u blatu. — The child got dirty in the mud.
(of name, honour) to stain; to sully

Tim skandalom je uprljao ime porodice. — He sullied the family name with that scandal.

With se it means "to get oneself dirty": uprljati se nečim / u nečemu.

Synonyms:

isprljati zaprljati

Antonyms:

očistiti oprati

Expressions

uprljati ruke — to get one's hands dirty

Nije hteo da uprlja ruke tim poslom. — He didn't want to get his hands dirty with that business.

Conjugation, perfective

Past tense: uprljao, uprljala, uprljalo · uprljali, uprljale

Future: uprljaću, uprljaćeš, uprljaće, uprljaćemo, uprljaćete, uprljaće

Imperative: uprljaj

AI Updated 6 October 2026