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zaliti

залити

zàliti · /zǎliti/ · perfective · impf.: zalijevati

Not to be confused with žaliti — to regret; to be sorry

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VERB
  1. (of plants, soil) to water
    Ne zaboravi da zaliješ cveće dok me nema. — Don't forget to water the flowers while I'm away.
  2. (of water, liquid) to pour over; to flood
    Voda iz cevi je zalila ceo podrum. — Water from the pipe flooded the whole basement.
    Zalila sam se kafom pred sastanak. — I spilled coffee all over myself before the meeting.
  3. colloq. (of a success, purchase) to drink to; to wet
    Novi auto moramo da zalijemo večeras! — We have to drink to the new car tonight!

The imperfective is zalivati.

Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
jazalijem
tizaliješ
on/ona/onozalije
mizalijemo
vizalijete
oni/one/onazaliju
Past tense: zalio, zalila, zalilo · zalili, zalile
Future: zaliću, zalićeš, zaliće, zalićemo, zalićete, zaliće
Imperative: zalij
AI Updated 6 October 2026