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zapušiti

запушити

zàpušiti · /zǎpuʃiti/ · perfective

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VERB
  1. (an opening, a pipe) to plug; to cork; to clog
    Zapuši flašu čepom. — Put the cork back in the bottle.
    Kosa je zapušila odvod u kupatilu. — Hair has clogged the bathroom drain.
  2. colloq. (of a cigarette or the habit) to light up; to take up smoking
    Izašao je napolje da zapuši cigaretu. — He went outside for a smoke.
    Zapušio je još u srednjoj školi. — He took up smoking back in high school.

The reflexive zapušiti se means "to get clogged": zapušila se sudopera; zapušen nos is a blocked nose.

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Expressions
  • zapušiti nekome usta — to shut someone up
    Tim golom je zapušio usta svim kritičarima. — With that goal he silenced all his critics.
Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
jazapušim
tizapušiš
on/ona/onozapuši
mizapušimo
vizapušite
oni/one/onazapuše
Past tense: zapušio, zapušila, zapušilo · zapušili, zapušile
Future: zapušiću, zapušićeš, zapušiće, zapušićemo, zapušićete, zapušiće
Imperative: zapuši
AI Updated 6 October 2026