zastati
застатиzàstati · /zǎstati/ · perfective
VERB
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(in movement, speech, work) to pause; to stop for a momentZastao je na vratima i osvrnuo se. — He paused in the doorway and looked back.Zastala je usred rečenice. — She stopped in the middle of a sentence.
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(of an object) to get stuckKost mu je zastala u grlu. — A bone got stuck in his throat.
The imperfective is zastajati.
Synonyms:
Expressions
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zastao mi je dah — it took my breath awayKad sam video kakav se pogled pruža s vrha, zastao mi je dah. — When I saw the view that opens up from the top, it took my breath away.
Conjugation, perfective
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | zastanem |
| ti | zastaneš |
| on/ona/ono | zastane |
| mi | zastanemo |
| vi | zastanete |
| oni/one/ona | zastanu |
Past tense: zastao, zastala, zastalo · zastali, zastale
Future: zastaću, zastaćeš, zastaće, zastaćemo, zastaćete, zastaće
Imperative: zastani
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Updated 29 October 2026