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zeznuti

зезнути

perfective · impf.: zezati

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VERB
  1. colloq. (+ acc.) to screw over; to trick
    Majstor nas je zeznuo i uzeo duplo više para. — The repairman screwed us over and charged twice as much.
    Nemoj da me zezneš, računam na tebe. — Don't let me down, I'm counting on you.
  2. colloq. to mess up; to botch
    Zeznuo sam test iz matematike. — I messed up the math test.
    Kiša nam je zeznula ceo izlet. — The rain ruined our whole trip.
  3. colloq. (zeznuti se) to screw up; to slip up
    Zeznuo sam se, sastanak je bio juče. — I screwed up, the meeting was yesterday.

The imperfective zezati usually means "to tease, to kid".

Expressions
  • zeznuti stvar — to blow it; to mess things up
    Rekao sam joj istinu i skroz zeznuo stvar. — I told her the truth and totally blew it.
Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
jazeznem
tizezneš
on/ona/onozezne
mizeznemo
vizeznete
oni/one/onazeznu
Past (masc.): zeznuo
Imperative: zezni
AI Updated 30 September 2026