No. 202 in Serbian
пале
The Serbian word "пале" can mean "ignite" or "light" (as in lighting a fire) and can also refer to the plural form of "пал" (stake or pole), depending on context.
In a sentence
Свећице на торти пале за један трен.
The candles on the cake were lit in a moment.
The word 'пале' is used as a verb meaning 'to ignite or light up.'
Лишће у јесен полако пале са дрвећа.
Leaves slowly fall from the trees in the autumn.
Here, 'пале' is a form of the verb 'падати' meaning 'to fall.'
Његова идеје ми уопште не пале на памет.
His ideas do not occur to me at all.
In this context, 'пале' is used metaphorically, meaning 'come to mind.'
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