zapaliti

запалити

/zapǎːliti/ · perfective

VERB

(of a cigarette, candle, fire) to light

Zapalio je cigaretu i izašao na terasu. — He lit a cigarette and went out onto the balcony.

Zapalili smo sveću u crkvi. — We lit a candle in the church.
to set on fire; to set fire to

Neko je noćas zapalio auto ispred zgrade. — Someone set a car on fire in front of the building last night.
(zapaliti se) to catch fire

Tiganj se zapalio dok sam bio u sobi. — The frying pan caught fire while I was in the other room.
slang to take off; to split

Ajde, ja zapalih, vidimo se sutra. — OK, I'm off, see you tomorrow.

The imperfective is "paliti"; for lights and devices "upaliti" is more usual.

Synonyms:

upaliti

Forms

Past (masc.): zapalio

Imperative: zapali

Antonyms: ugasiti