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zalutati

залутати

zalútati · /zalǔːtati/ · perfective

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VERB
  1. to get lost; to lose one's way
    Zalutali smo u šumi i vratili se tek uveče. — We got lost in the forest and only got back in the evening.
  2. (u + acc.) to wander into; to end up somewhere by chance
    Slučajno sam zalutao u jednu malu galeriju. — I happened to wander into a small gallery.
    Ubio ga je zalutali metak. — He was killed by a stray bullet.

The participle zalutali often means "stray": zalutali metak "a stray bullet".

Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
jazalutam
tizalutaš
on/ona/onozaluta
mizalutamo
vizalutate
oni/one/onazalutaju
Past tense: zalutao, zalutala, zalutalo · zalutali, zalutale
Future: zalutaću, zalutaćeš, zalutaće, zalutaćemo, zalutaćete, zalutaće
Imperative: zalutaj
AI Updated 29 September 2026