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zabrljati

забрљати

zabŕljati · /zabřːʎati/ · perfective

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VERB
  1. colloq. to mess up; to screw up; to botch
    Opet sam zabrljao na ispitu. — I messed up on the exam again.
    Zabrljao je ceo posao i šef je besan. — He botched the whole job and the boss is furious.
  2. colloq. (also zabrljati se) to smear; to get something dirty; to get messy
    Dete se zabrljalo čokoladom po licu. — The kid got chocolate all over his face.
    Zabrljao je celu košulju sosom. — He got sauce all over his shirt.

Often used without an object: "zabrljao sam" — I messed up.

Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
jazabrljam
tizabrljaš
on/ona/onozabrlja
mizabrljamo
vizabrljate
oni/one/onazabrljaju
Past tense: zabrljao, zabrljala, zabrljalo · zabrljali, zabrljale
Future: zabrljaću, zabrljaćeš, zabrljaće, zabrljaćemo, zabrljaćete, zabrljaće
Imperative: zabrljaj
AI Updated 29 September 2026