zaprljati

запрљати

zapŕljati · /zapřːʎati/ · perfective

VERB

to dirty; to soil

Zaprljao sam košulju kečapom. — I got ketchup on my shirt.

Nemoj da zaprljaš tepih blatnjavim cipelama. — Don't dirty the carpet with your muddy shoes.
(zaprljati se) to get dirty

Deca su se zaprljala igrajući se u parku. — The kids got dirty playing in the park.
(figuratively) to tarnish; to sully

Tim skandalom je zaprljao ime cele porodice. — With that scandal he tarnished the whole family's name.

Synonyms:

isprljati uprljati

Antonyms:

očistiti oprati

Expressions

zaprljati ruke — to get one's hands dirty

Nije hteo da zaprlja ruke, pa je poslao drugog. — He didn't want to get his hands dirty, so he sent someone else.

Conjugation, perfective

Past tense: zaprljao, zaprljala, zaprljalo · zaprljali, zaprljale

Future: zaprljaću, zaprljaćeš, zaprljaće, zaprljaćemo, zaprljaćete, zaprljaće

Imperative: zaprljaj

AI Updated 6 October 2026