Slovene verbs

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This article describes the conjugation and use of verbs in Slovene . Further information about the grammar of the Slovene language can be found in the article Slovene grammar.

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This article follows the tonal orthography. For the conversion into pitch orthography, see Slovene national phonetic transcription .

Grammatical categories

Persons and numbers

Slovene has three numbers (singular, dual, plural), for more information see Slovene declension.

Slovene also has three persons:

  1. First person ( prva oseba ), used to refer to the speaker or a group the speaker is a part of.
  2. Second person ( druga oseba ), used to refer to the listener or for a general subject (the same as what one is used in English or man in German).
  3. Third person ( tretja oseba ), used to refer to a person that does participate in a conversation, when there is no subject (with impersonal verbs) and when the subject is not in nominative case (e. g. mene ni doma 'I am not home', but literally 'I is not home').

First and third person can be used instead of second when talking to children. Second person can be used instead of the first when one is talking to oneself and want to sound detached.

Tenses

In Slovene, there are four tenses:

  1. The present tense ( sedanjik ).
  2. The past or preterite tense ( preteklik ).
  3. The pluperfect (past perfect) tense ( predpreteklik ).
  4. The future tense ( prihodnjik ).

Moods

There are 4 verb moods:

  1. Indicative mood ( povednik ), which is used to state a fact or opinion. It can be in all aforementioned tenses.
  2. Imperative mood ( velelnik ), which is used to give commands. It can only be in present tense.
  3. Conditional mood pogojnik , which is used to state possibilities or wishes, for example, If only I were... It can be in present or preterite tense.
  4. Optative or hortative mood ( optativ , hortativ ), which is used to give commands, for assumptions and for encouragement. It can be in all tenses. Both names are usually used interchangeably, but since there are two ways of formation, terms in this article refer to different ways of formation, especially because only one of them can be used for encouragement (and can hence be called hortative). In Slovene literature, this mood is only considered to be extension of the indicative and conditional mood.

Non-finite forms

In addition, there are several non-finite forms:

  1. Long infinitive in -ti/-či ( dolgi nedoločnik ) and short infinitive in -t/ ( kratki nedoločnik ), the use of the latter one is limited to non-formal situations and mostly to speech.
  2. Supine in -t/ ( namenilnik ).
  3. Two present active participles, in and in -e, indicating ongoing action.
  4. Two past active participles, in -l and in -(v)ši, indicating a past or completed action.
  5. A past passive participle in -n or -t, indicating an action having been performed on something.
  6. Gerund ( glagolnik ), indicating an act or a thing being acted upon.

Aspect

As in all Slavic languages, Slovene verbs are classified based on their aspect:

  1. Perfective (dovršni) verbs, which represent a completed action.
  2. Imperfective (nedovršni) verbs, which represent an ongoing action.

Each verb is either perfective or imperfective, and most verbs occur in pairs to express the same meaning with different aspects. For example, the concept of jumping is expressed in the 2 different aspects is skákati , which has an imperfective aspect and can roughly be translated as to be jumping (continuously), and skočíti , which has a perfective aspect and can roughly be translated as to jump (once). While each aspect is represented by a full verb with its own distinct conjugation, certain combinations are not or rarely used in one aspect or the other. For example, imperfective verbs generally lack a past passive participle, while perfective verbs usually have no present participles. Additionally, the present tense has 2 different meanings depending on the aspect of a verb. For imperfective verbs, it has present meaning, while for perfective verbs, it has a future meaning expressing a desire to carry out the action. For example, To kravo hočem prodati. "I want to sell the cow" (compare this with the future tense To kravo bom prodal. "I will sell the cow").

Transitivity

As well, verbs can be classified based on their transitivity ( glagolska prehodnost ). Many verbs in Slovene can be both transitive and intransitive depending on their use in a sentence. However, all reflexive verbs, which are marked by the pronoun se (one self), are intransitive.

Impersonal verbs

There are also impersonal verbs; these can only have forms for third person and participles in neuter gender. These are mostly verbs to describe weather, such as dəževáti 'to rain' and grmẹ́ti 'to thunder'.

Voices

There are three voices: active ( tvorni način ), passive ( trpni način ), and reflexive ( refleksivni način ). Active and reflexive voice can be in all tenses, while passive voice cannot be in pluperfect or past (and future) conditional.

Verb classes

Verbs are often classified into six classes, depending on their verbal suffix in infinitive:

Accentual types

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There are several different accentual types, that can be divided differently. It is rarely divided the same way as in Proto-Slavic because all the accent shifts have made such division impractical. It is usually divided where the accent is situated and thus the verbs are divided into seven groups.

Polite forms

Slovene has T–V distinction and has many different polite forms. See T–V distinction in the world's languages § Slovene for when they are used.

Morphological structure

Verbs in Slovene have a complex morphological structure as they consist of several phonemes. The core of a verb form prefixes, roots and root suffixes. Root is the only of these three morphemes that is not optional and other morphemes are added to it. In most cases only one is present in a verb, but there are also verbs with more than one root, e. g. po-mal-o-mešč-an-i-ti 'to urbanize'. Prefixes often indicate a perfective verb. Most verbs have none or one prefix, but some can also have more, such as po-raz-del-i-ti 'split evenly'. Root suffixes are not so common; an example would be drv-ar-i-ti 'cut wood' or po-mal-o-mešč-an-i-ti 'to urbanize'. These parts together convey the meaning of a verb.

The stem is formed by adding a verbal suffix, which influences the aspect ( raz-bij-e-m vs. raz-bij-a-m 'break'; the first one is perfective, the other one imperfective) and the conjugation. Verbs have two stems. The present stem forms the base for all forms of the present indicative and the imperative, as well as the present participles. The infinitive stem forms the infinitives, supine, gerund, and past participles.

Stem is then followed by the form suffix, e. g. -ti for long infinitive, -l for past active participle and -i for imperative. The suffix is then followed by the ending, which is specific for each person/number/case. There are also free morphemes, such as delati se 'pretend', lomiti ga 'make mistakes' or hoditi za 'love'.

Conjugation

Only the present indicative, the imperative and the non-finite forms are usually formed synthetically, by changing the form of the verb directly. All other forms are periphrastic (analytic), and are formed using auxiliary verbs or other additional words.

Verbs are separated based on the ending vowel of their stem.

Present indicative

In present indicative, verbs have mostly the same endings across all declensions, but those following accentual type II D, III, IV, and some following II A can also have a special stylistically marked ending in third person plural. Those that have ending -ø-m have the infix -s- in second person plural and second / third person dual. The extra -e- is added to the endings when the verb stem ends in a consonant. This -e- causes changes to stems ending in -k- or -g- (which have an infinitive in -); these become -č- and -ž- before the present tense endings.

Present indicative endings
SingularDualPlural
1st2nd3rd1st2nd3rd1st2nd3rd
AllII D / III / IV
-a-m-a-š-a-ø-a-va-a-ta-a-ta-a-mo-a-te-a-jo-a-jo
-i-m-i-š-i-ø-i-va-i-ta-i-ta-i-mo-i-te-i-jo-e-ø
-e-m-e-š-e-ø-e-va-e-ta-e-ta-e-mo-e-te-e-jo-o-ø*
-je-m-je-š-je-ø-je-va-je-ta-je-ta-je-mo-je-te-je-jo-o-ø
-ø-m-ø-š-ø-ø-ø-va-ø-sta-ø-sta-ø-mo-ø-ste-ø-jo / -do-ø
*Only if the stressed e is open-mid

The special ending in third person plural are always acute, but otherwise do not change the accent, except for the lengthening of short vowels. Verbs following II B, II C and III can be either acute or allow both accents in infinitive, but that does not affect the further accent changes. Verbs following II D, when accented on the same vowel on the stem as in infinitive also have the same accent. Dialectally, verbs in -ø-m can also omit the -s- infix, and it is common for speakers of Littoral dialect group to add the infix elsewhere, as well as to use the ending -do. Ending -o can also have some verbs in -ø-ti-e-m (those from Proto-Slavic accentual type a/c, and accentual type c if they had accent on a long vowel in the stem) e.g. pletọ́ , porekọ́ , tresọ́ , as well as all vowels in -ø-ti-je-m, e. g. pijọ́ .

Forms in brackets are not officially recognized to be correct in standard Slovene. All verbs in -i-m can archaically have short accent on the last syllable in dual and plural, as well as verb īti .

Present indicative accentual changes
Accentual

type

InfinitiveSingularDualPlural
1st2nd3rd1st2nd3rd1st2nd3rd
I rȋsati rȋšemrȋšešrȋšerȋševarȋšetarȋšetarȋšemorȋšeterȋšejo
mísliti mȋslimmȋslišmȋslimȋslivamȋslitamȋslitamȋslimomȋslitemȋslijo
tískati tískamtískaštískatískavatískatatískatatískamotískatetískajo
II A bíti bȋjembȋješbȋjebȋjevabȋjetabȋjetabȋjemobȋjetebȋjejo / bijọ́
píti píjempíješpíjepíjevapíjetapíjetapíjemopíjetepíjejo / pijọ́
II B zídati / zidátizídamzídašzídazídavazídatazídatazídamozídatezídajo
II C sejáti sȇjemsȇješsȇjesȇjevasȇjetasȇjetasȇjemosȇjetesȇjejo
kováti kújemkúješkújekújevakújetakújetakújemokújetekújejo
II D cvəstì / cvə̀sticvətȅm /

(cvə̀tem)

cvətȅš /

(cvə̀teš)

cvətȅ /

(cvə̀te)

cvə̀teva /

(cvətéva)

cvə̀teta /

(cvətéta)

cvə̀teta /

(cvətéta)

cvə̀temo /

(cvətémo)

cvə̀tete /

(cvətéte)

cvə̀tejo / cvətọ́ /

(cvətéjo)

III ravnáti ravnȃmravnȃšravnȃravnȃvaravnȃtaravnȃtaravnȃmoravnȃteravnȃjov
kričáti kričímkričíškričíkričívakričítakričítakričímokričítekričíjo / kričẹ́
žgáti žgȅmžgȅšžgȅžgévažgétažgétažgémožgétežgéjo / žgọ́
IV vẹ́deti vẹ́mvẹ́švẹ́vẹ́vavẹ́stavẹ́stavẹ́movẹ́stevéjo / vedọ́

Imperative mood

The imperative mood is used to give commands, and only exists in the present tense. There are no forms for the third person plural, and use for first and third person singular and third person dual is stylistically marked.

The following endings are added to the present stem of a verb, to form the present indicative. If the present stem ends in -a-, the initial -i- of the ending changes to a -j-. Present stems ending with other vowels drop their final vowel. If the present stem ends in a vowel followed by -j-, then the initial -i- of the ending is omitted. The endings also cause changes to stems ending in -k- or -g- (which have an infinitive in -či); these become -c- and -z-, respectively before the imperative endings, although colloquially they keep the same consonants as in present indicative (-č- and -ž-, respectively).

Imperative endings
SingularDualPlural
Any person1st2nd / 3rd1st2nd
-a-m-a-j-ø-a-j-va-a-j-ta-a-j-mo-a-j-te
-i-m-ø-i-ø-ø-i-va-ø-i-ta-ø-i-mo-ø-i-te
-e-m-ø-i-ø-ø-i-va-ø-i-ta-ø-i-mo-ø-i-te
-ø-je-m-ø-j-ø-ø-j-va-ø-j-ta-ø-j-mo-ø-j-te
-ø-m-ø-j-ø / -ø-di-ø-ø-j-va /

-ø-di-va

-ø-j-ta /

-ø-di-ta

-ø-j-mo /

-ø-di-mo

-ø-j-te /

-ø-di-te

Verbs change accent in imperative based on the accent in infinitive and indicative, as well as where in the word the accent is:

Imperative accentual changes
Accentual

type

InfinitiveIndicativeSingularDualPlural
Any person1st2nd / 3rd1st2nd
I rȋsati rȋšemrȋširȋšivarȋšitarȋšimorȋšite
mísliti mȋslimmíslimíslivamíslitamíslimomíslite
čákati čȃkamčákajčákajva /

čakȃjva

čákajta /

čakȃjta

čakajmo /

čakȃjmo

čákajte /

čakȃjte

glẹ́dati glẹ̑damglēj / glȅj /

glẹ́di

glējva /

glẹ́diva

glējta /

glẹ́dita

glējmo /

glẹ́dimo

glējte /

glẹ́dite

tískati tískamtískajtískajvatískajtatískajmotískajte
blískati blískamblískajblískajva /

bliskȃjva

blískajta /

bliskȃjta

blískajmo /

blískȃjte

blískajte /

bliskȃjte

II A krásti krȃdemkrádikrádivakráditakrádimokrádite
bíti bȋjembījbȋjvabȋjtabȋjmobȋjte
vstáti vstȃnemvstánivstanȋva /

(vstánite)

vstanȋta /

(vstánita)

vstanȋmo /

(vstánimo)

vstanȋte /

(vstánite)

štẹ́ti štȇjem /

(štẹjem)

štēj / štȅj /

(štẹ̄j)

štȇjva /

(štẹ̑jva)

štȇjta /

(štẹ̑jta)

štȇjmo /

(štẹ̑jmo)

štȇjte /

(štẹ̑jte)

grísti grízemgrízigrízivagrízitagrízimogrízite
píti píjempījpȋjvapȋjtapȋjmopȋjte
bráti bérembériberȋva /

(bériva)

berȋta /

(bérita)

berȋmo /

(bérimo)

berȋte /

(bérite)

II B zídati / zidátizídamzídajzídajva /

zidȃjva

zídajta /

zidȃjta

zídajmo /

zidȃjmo

zídajte /

zidȃjte

II C skočíti skọ̑čimskóčiskočȋva /

(skóčiva)

skočȋta /

(skóčita)

skočȋmo /

(skóčimo)

skočȋte /

(skóčite)

sejáti sȇjemsȇjsȇjvasȇjtasȇjmosȇjte
razumẹ́ti razȗmemrazūmirazūmiva /

razumȋva

razūmita /

razumȋta

razūmimo /

razumȋmo

razūmite /

razumȋte

nosíti nọ́simnósinosȋva /

(nósita)

nosȋta /

(nósita)

nosȋmo /

(nósimo)

nosȋte /

(nósite)

kováti kújemkūjkȗjvakȗjtakȗjmokȗjte
II D cvəstì / cvə̀sticvətȅm /

(cvə̀tem)

cvətȉ /

cvə̀ti

cvətȋva /

(cvə̀tiva)

cvətȋta /

(cvə̀tita)

cvətȋmo /

(cvə̀timo)

cvətȋte /

(cvə̀tite)

III peljáti peljȃmpéljipéljivapéljitapéljimopéljite
ravnáti ravnȃmravnȃjravnȃjvaravnȃjtaravnȃjmoravnȃjte
kričáti kričímkríčikričȋvakričȋtakričȋmokričȋte
státi stojímstọ̄jstọ̑jvastọ̑jtastọ̑jmostọ̑jte
zakrivíti zakrivímzakrīvizakrivȋvazakrivȋtazakrivȋmozakrivȋte
žgáti žgȅmžgìžgȋvažgȋtažgȋmožgȋte
trẹ́ti trȅmtrìtrȋvatrȋtatrȋmotrȋte
IV vẹ́deti vẹ́mvẹ́divẹ́divavẹ́ditavẹ́dimovẹ́dita
povẹ́dati povẹ́mpovẹ̑j /

povȅj

povȇjvapovȇjtapovȇjmopovȇjte

Examples:

Present active participles

There are two present active participles, which are used almost exclusively with imperfective verbs. They correspond to the English participle in -ing, and indicate ongoing or current action.

The first is an adjectival participle. It is formed by adding -eč to verbs with present stem in -i- or those ending in p/b/v + -e- or rarely any other consonant (which lose their final vowel), -joč to verbs with present stem in -a- (the vowel is kept, so -ajoč), and -oč to other verbs with present stem ending in -e-. It declines as a regular soft adjective with fixed accent and is compared periphrastically. Adverb ending in -če is used when the participle is adjectivalized.

Present active participle in endings
Singular nominativeAdverb
MasculineFeminineNeuterDefinite Masculine
-a-m-a-joč-ø-a-joč-a-a-joč-e-a-joč-i-a-joč-ø / -a-joč-e
-i-m-ø-eč-ø-ø-eč-a-ø-eč-e-ø-eč-i-ø-eč-ø / -ø-eč-e
p/b/v-e-m-ø-eč-ø-ø-eč-a-ø-eč-e-ø-eč-i-ø-eč-ø / -ø-eč-e
-e-m-ø-oč-ø-ø-oč-a-ø-oč-e-ø-oč-i-ø-oč-ø / -ø-eč-e
-je-m-ø-joč-ø-ø-joč-a-ø-joč-e-ø-joč-i-ø-joč-ø / -ø-joč-e
-ø-m-ø-doč-ø-ø-doč-a-ø-doč-e-ø-doč-i-ø-doč-ø / -ø-doč-e

The accent is the same for all accentual types, however it is differentiated between different endings. The accent is always on the final o or e. o is long close-mid, but can be short in masculine singular nominative form when it is used as an adjective. e is short in masculine singular nominative form and long close-mid in others, but can also be long close-mid in all forms if not used as an adjective.

The accent is acute, except in masculine singular nominative form, where it allows both accents.

Present active participle in accentual changes
Singular nominativeAdverb
MasculineFeminineNeuterDefinite Masculine
-a-m zidajọ̄č /

zidajȍč

zidajọ́čazidajọ́čezidajọ́čizidajọ̄č /

zidajọ́če

-i-m nosȅč nosẹ́čanosẹ́čenosẹ́činosȅč /

nosẹ̄č / nosẹ́če

-e-m bodȅč bodẹ́čabodẹ́čebodẹ́čibodȅč /

bodẹ̄č / bodẹ́če

-e-m tekọ̄č /

tekȍč

tekọ́čatekọ́četekọ́čitekọ̄č /

tekọ́če

-je-m pijọ̄č /

pijȍč

pijọ́čapijọ́čepijọ́čipijọ̄č /

pijọ́če

-ø-m vedọ̄č /

vedȍč

vedọ́čavedọ́čevedọ́čivedọ̄č /

vedọ́če

Examples:

The second is an adverbial participle. It was originally the nominative singular of the first participle, which had an irregular form. It is formed by removing from the first participle and changing -o to -e. For verbs whose infinitive stem ends in -ova-ti or -eva-ti and some in -a-ti-a-m/-e-m, infinitive stem is used instead. Verbs with present stem in -uje-m usually also take the infinitive verbal suffix, but archaic form is made with present suffix. Again, the accent depends fully on the type of ending and not on the accentual type. If the accent is on the last syllable, then it allows both accents, otherwise it is circumflex.

Present active participle in -e endings
EndingExample
-a-m-a-je zidȃje
trepetȃje
-i-m-ø-e kričẹ̄
-e-m-ø-e hotẹ̄
-je-m-ø-e pijẹ̄
-uje-m(-uje-ø) vzdihovȃje /

(vzdihujẹ̄)

-ø-m-ø-de vedẹ̄
-ova-ti-ova-je dedovȃje
-eva-ti-eva-je plačevȃje

Example:

Infinitives and supine

There are 2 verbal nouns: the infinitive ( nedoločnik ), which can be long or short and the supine ( namenilnik ).

The long infinitive is the basic verb form found in dictionaries, and ends in -ti.

The supine and short infinitive are formed by dropping the last -i of the infinitive. Supine is used after verbs that designate motion. For example, the supine would be used in the following sentences (the supine has been put in bold):

When the infinitive or supine ending is attached to an infinitive stem ending in a consonant, that consonant may change, as follows:

Infinitives and supine endings
InfinitiveSupine
LongShort
-a-ti-a-t
-i(-ø)-ti-i(-ø)-t
-e(-ø)-ti-e(-ø)-t
-u-ø-ti-u-ø-t
C-ø-ti-ø-t
-č-ø-i-č(-t)

However, there is an accentual difference between short infinitive and supine. In addition, accent in supine is in some accentual types different between perfective and imperfective verbs. Short infinitive has the same accent as supine of perfective verbs, except for two irregular verbs detailed below. The accent is determined by the accentual type, as well as stem vowel and the position in a word:

Verbs in -č-ø-i usually have short infinitive and supine in -č-ø-ø, but some dialects add -t at the end, which is also common in colloquial speech.

Infinitives and supine accentual changes
EndingAccentual

type

InfinitiveSupine
LongShortImperfectivePerfective
-a-tiII A státi

(stȃnem)

stȁtstȁtprestȁt
bráti brȁtbrȃtprebrȁt
II C, III trepetáti trepetȁttrepetȁtzatrepetȁt
kováti kovȁtkovȃtpodkovȁt
peljáti péljat

(-̍a-t)

péljat

(-̍a-t)

zapéljat

(-̍a-t)

-i(-ø)-tiII A, III píti pȋt / pȉtpȋtzapȋt / zapȉt
II C točīti tóčit

(-̍i-t)

tóčit

(-̍i-t)

natóčit

(-̍i-t)

-e(-ø)-tiII A, II C, III plẹ́ti plẹ̑tplẹ̑tplẹ̑t
-u-ø-tiII A čúti čȗt / čȕtčȗtčȗt / čȕt
-as-ø-tiII A krásti krȁstkrȃstukrȁst
-is-ø-tiII A grísti grȋst / grȉstgrȋstpogrȋst / pogrȉst
-ẹs-ø-tiII A lẹ́sti lẹ̑st / lȅstlẹ̑stzlẹ̑st / zlȅst
-ọs-ø-tiII A gọ́sti gọ̑st / gȍstgọ̑stzagọ̑st / zagȍst
-es-ø-tiII A plésti plȇst / plȅstplȇst / plȅstsplȇst / splȅst
-os-ø-tiII A bósti bȏst / bȍstbȏst / bȍstzbȏst / zbȍst
-ø-čiII A téči tȇč(t) / tȅč(t)tȇč(t) / tȅč(t)pretȇč(t) / pretȅč(t)
-j-ø-tiII A nájti nȁjt/nȁjt
irregular báti se bȁt se / bȃt sebȃt sezbȁt se
státi

(stojím)

stȁt / stȃtstȃtpostȁt

Some verbs in -a-ti following accentual type II A, II C or III can follow two subpatterns, which are also present in participle in -l. The first subpattern has long accent in supine of imperfective verbs and masculine nominative singular form of participle in -l. The second subpattern transfers the accent to the syllable before and only exists in accentual types II C and III. Verbs in -e-ti-i-m following accentual type III can also have either long close-mid or short open-mid vowel in short infinitive.

Accentual subpatterns
VerbSupineShort Inf.-l participle

(masc. nom. sing.)

Impef.Perf.
Regular trepetáti trepetȁtzatrepetȁttrepetȁttrepetȁl
Long vowel kováti kovȃtpodkovȁtkovȁtkovȃl
Accent shift peljáti péljatzapéljatpéljatpéljal

Past active participles

There are two kinds of past active participle, used with different functions.

The l-participle exists for all verbs, and is used mainly to form the past and future tense. It is further split into two categories; the descriptive l-participle is used only for analytical forms and therefore can only exist in nominative case and always has to appear with an auxiliary verb. The stative l-participle denotes a state of an object and can also be used as a stand-alone adjective, but not all verbs have it.

It is formed by adding -l to the infinitive stem. A fill vowel (schwa, -e-) is inserted in the masculine singular form when attached to verbs with an infinitive stem ending in a consonant.

Past active participle in -l endings
InfinitiveMasculineFeminineNeuter
-a(-ø)-ti-a-ł-ø-a-l-a-a-l-o
-i(-ø)-ti-i-ł-ø-i-l-a-i-l-o
-e(-ø)-ti-e-ł-ø-e-l-a-e-l-o
-u-ø-ti-u-ł-ø-u-l-a-e-l-o
C-ø-ti-ə-ł-ø-ø-l-a-ø-l-o
-ø-či-ə-ł-ø-ø-l-a-ø-l-o

Stative l-participle can be the same as the descriptive l-participle ( vrẹ́ti vrȅł/vrẹ́ł), but it sometimes changes to have a fill vowel ( otŕpniti otŕpəł). The accent can also change between the two.

Accentually, masculine form has the same accent as imperfective verbs in supine, with the exception being verbs in -e-ti and accentual type II D, and the tone can also change. In feminine and neuter forms, short accent lengthens if short, and shifts in accentual types II B and II C.

Verbs in -e-ti, when the supine is accentuated on the last syllable, can have either long close-mid or short accent on e in masculine form. Verbs in -r-e-ti lose the e and the accent is on r. Verbs following accentual type II D have short accent on the last syllable.

Tone is determined by the tone in long infinitive and present indicative, as well as accent length and position in masculine form and accentual type. Based on the accent in masculine form, verbs can belong to one of three groups:

  1. Long accent on the last syllable
  2. Short accent on the last syllable
  3. Long accent that is not on the last syllable

Similarly to imperative, the accent of some verbs following accentual type I can also shift to the next syllable. In these forms, accentual changes are the same as for verbs following accentual type II C.

There are also exceptions; verbs in prefix + -živeti that do not have an alternative version ending in živiti (e. g. razživẹ́ti ) and verbs in prefix + -iti , which may change to -jti (e. g. najti ) allow both accents in masculine form, the latter ones also in all other forms.

It further declines as a regular fixed or mobile accent adjective and is compared periphrastically. Other forms have the same accent as neuter gender.

Past active participle in -l accentual changes
Accentual

type

Infinitive →

present

Used as a participleNotes
MasculineFeminineNeuter
I rȋsał rȋsalarȋsalo
otŕpnił otr̄pnilaotŕpnilo
tískał tískalatískalo
II A obȗł (1)obúlaobūlo
krȃdəł (2 or 3)krádlakrádlo
pȋł (1)pílapȋlo
mlȅł (2)mlẹ́lamlẹ́lo
klȁł (2)klȃlakláloIf a is accented.
grȋzəł (3)grízlagrízlo
sọ́pəł / sópəł (3)sóplasóploIf the accent in masculine singular form is on the open-mid vowel,

ə, or if all other forms but masculine singular have open-mid vowel, except if they have a consonant cluster tl/dl.

brẹ̄dəł / brēdəł (3)brédlabrédloIf the accent in masculine singular form is on the open-mid vowel,

ə, or if all other forms but masculine singular have open-mid vowel and they have a consonant cluster tl/dl.

II B zídał zidȃla /

zídala (styl.)

zidálo /

zídalo (styl.)

II C sejȃł (1)sejālasejȃlo
razumẹ̄ł (2)razumẹ̄larazumẹ́loIf the verb ends in -e-ti.
kupovȁł (2)kupovȃlakupováloIf the verb ends in -a-ti.
skóčił (3)skočȋlaskočíloIf the verb ends in -i-ti.
kovȃł (1)koválakovȃlo
hóteł

(2 or 3)

hotẹ̄lahotẹ́loIf the verb ends in -e-ti. hotẹ́ti is irregular,

but used to illustrate accent in masculine form when it is not short.

iskȁł (2)iskȃlaiskáloIf the verb ends in -a-ti.
nósił (3)nosȋlanosíloIf the verb ends in -i-ti.
II D cvətə̏ł /

(cvə̀təł)

cvətlȁ /

(cvə̀tla)

cvətlȍ /

(cvə̀tlo)

III smẹ̑ł (1)smẹ̄lasmẹ̄lo
smȅł (2 or 3)smẹ̄lasmẹ́loIf the verb ends in -e-ti.
péljał

(3)

peljȃlapeljáloIf the verb ends in -a-ti.
spȃł (1)spálaspȃloIf the verb ends in -a-ti or -i-ti.
zelenẹ́ł (1)zelenẹ̄lazelenẹ̄loIf the verb ends in -e-ti.
báł se (1)bála sebálo seOnly verbs báti se and státi (stojim)
kléčał

(2 or 3)

klečȃlaklečáloIf the verb ends in -a-ti.
žéleł

(2 or 3)

želẹ̄laželẹ́loIf the verb ends in -e-ti. želẹ́ti is irregular,

but used to illustrate accent in masculine form when it is not short.

pomnọ̑žił

(2 or 3)

pomnožílapomnožȋloIf the verb ends in -i-ti.
jẹ̑dəł (3)jẹ́dlajẹ́dloIf the verb ends in C-ø-ti.
žgȃł (1)žgálažgȃlo
začẹ̑ł (1)začẹ̄lazačẹ́loVerbs in -č-e-ti.
tkȁł (2)tkȃlatkálo
dospȅł (2)dospẹ̄ladospẹ́loIf e is accented in feminine form.
IV vẹ́deł vẹ̄delavẹ́delo

Types where accent shifts between forms, however, can vary widely between dialects. Verbs following accentual type II A colloquially prefer to have fixed accent. Verbs in -i-ti can also have fixed accent on the first syllable.

Stative participles decline as regular hard adjectives with fixed accent and are compared periphrastically. Examples:

The š-participle is also an adjectival participle, and is rarely used in modern Slovene and mostly as an adverb. It denotes completed action, and is equivalent to the English construct with having + past participle. It is formed by adding -vši to the infinitive stem. The ending is only -ši if the infinitive stem ends in a consonant. Accent is almost always circumflex and on the penultimate syllable, some can also have the same accent as l-participle (example vídeti). e before -vši is always close-mid, but o and e before -ši are the same as in l-participle.

The only example of š-participle used in modern Slovene is bȋvši, meaning "ex", but aside from that few other verbs have commonly used š-participle as an adjective.

Past active participle in endings and accent
InfinitiveMasculineFeminineNeuterAdverb
-a-ti izdẹ́lati (izdelȃvši)(izdelȃvša)(izdelȃvše)izdelȃvši
-i-ti spodbudīti (spodbudȋvši)(spodbudȋvša)(spodbudȋvše)spodbudȋvši
-e-ti zadẹ́ti (zadẹ̑vši)(zadẹ̑vša)(zadẹ̑vše)zadẹ̑vši
-u-ti čúti (čȗvši)(čȗvša)(čȗvše)čȗvši
-ø-ti prisẹ́sti prisẹ̑dšiprisẹ̑dšaprisẹ̑dšeprisẹ̑dši
splésti (splȇtši)(splȇtša)(splȇtše)splȇtši
píti (pȋvši)(pȋvša)(pȋvše)pȋvši
vídeti (vidẹ̑vši) /

(vídevši)

(vidẹ̑vša) /

(vídevša)

(vidẹ̑vše) /

(vídevše)

vidẹ̑vši /

vídevši

Examples:

Past passive participle

This participle corresponds to the English participle in -ed or -en, and is an adjective that indicates a state of having undergone an action. It exists only for transitive verbs, and almost only if they are perfective. It is formed with two possible suffixes, -n or -t, but further formation is affected by stem, as well as accentual type. Similarly to l-participle, it is also divided into descriptive and stative passive participle.

Both accentual type and stem affect the accent position, which is marked with ˈ in the following table. If it is not marked, then it is on the same syllable on the stem as in long infinitive. All accents are long, except in -i-ti-i-m and es-ø-ti / os-ø-ti forms, as well as accentual type II D, which are short if marked.

Participle further declines as a regular fixed accent adjective and is compared periphrastically.

Masculine singular ending in past passive participle
III aII bII cII dIIIIV
-a(-ø)-ti-a-n-a̍-ø-n-a-n-a̍-n/-a̍-n-a-n
-i-ti-i-m-je-n/-je-n-je-n/-je̍-n/
-i(-ø)-ti-(j)e-m-je-n-i̍-ø-t-je-n-je-n///
-e(-ø)-ti-e-n-e̍-ø-t /

-̍ø-ø-t*

/-e̍-ø-t /

-̍ø-ø-t*

/-e̍-ø-t /

-̍ø-ø-t*

-e-n
-u-ø-ti/-u̍-ø-t/////
as-ø-ti

is-ø-ti

ẹs-ø-ti

ọs-ø-ti

/-e-n//-e̍-n//
es-ø-ti

os-ø-ti

/-e̍-n/////

When stem ending in a consonant is followed by j, it iotizes.

* These forms follow verbs ending in -r-e-ti (e. g. drẹ́ti , dȓt "gush, shout").

The t-participle is always circumflex, while n-participle is circumflex or acute, depending on the accentual type, and accent in infinitive and present indicative:

Past passive participle in -n accentual changes
Accentual

type

Infinitive →

present

MasculineFeminineNeuterNotes
I rȋsan rȋsanarȋsano
mȋšljen mȋšljenamȋšljeno
tískan tískanatískano
II A krȃden krȃdenakrȃdeno
ogrȋzen ogrȋzenaogrȋzeno
prebrán prebránaprebránoIf the accent is on -a-n.
prenesȅn prenesénaprenesénoIf the accent is on -e-n.
nājden nājdenanājdenoverbs derived from īti .
II B zídan zídanazídano
II C zaskọ̑čen zaskọ̑čenazaskọ̑čenoIf the accent is on the same vowel as in present indicative.
kupován kupovánakupovánoIf the accent is not on the same vowel as in present indicative and

does not have long stress on the last syllable in l-participle.

posejān posejānaposejānoIf the accent is not on the same vowel as in present indicative and

has long stress on the last syllable in l-participle.

podkován podkovánapodkováno
II D razcvətȅn razcvəténarazcvəténo
III poravnán poravnánaporavnáno
zakrȋvljen zakrȋvljenazakrȋvljeno
zaspán zaspánazaspánoIf the accent is on -a-n.
zadušȅn zadušénazadušénoIf the accent is on -e-n.
rójen rojénarojénoException.
ogrọ̄žen ogrọ̄ženaogrọ̄ženoException. Same pattern also follows slāvljen .
žgán žgánažgáno
IV zapovẹ̑dan zapovẹ̑danazapovẹ̑dano

Examples of this participle are:

Gerund

Gerund is formed by adding an ending -je to the past passive participle. Accent position is the same as in the passive participle and accent is the same as in long infinitive, except when on -a-n-je or -e-n-je, when it becomes (apart from some irregularities) circumflex and acute, respectively. Some can also be archaically accented on the last syllable with a short accent. There are also some irregular gerunds, such as họ́ja .

Gerund is also split into two categories, but most verbs can have both (i. e. is not one or the other as is the case with participles). There is the true gerund ( pravi glagolnik ), which means an act of doing something, and objectified gerund ( glagolnik opredmetenega dejanja ), which means a thing being acted upon. Not all verbs also have objectified gerund.

Gerund declines as a regular soft o-stem nouns following first neuter declension, but some can be singularia tantum.

Gerund accentual changes
Passive

participle

True gerund in singularObjectified gerund in singular
NominativeGenitiveNominativeGenitive
Most rȋsan rȋsanjerȋsanjarȋsanjerȋsanja
Accent on

-a-n-je

kován kovȃnjekovȃnjakovȃnjekovȃnja
Accent on

-e-n-je

trpljȅn trpljénjetrpljénjatrpljénjetrpljénja
Ending accent vpȋt vpitjȅ (arch.)

vpitjẹ́ (obs.)

vpitjȁ (arch.)

vpitjá (obs.)

vpitjȅ (arch.)

vpitjẹ́ (obs.)

vpitjȁ (arch.)

vpitjá (obs.)

Accentual type II B,

verbs in -a-ti

zídan zídanje /

zidȃnje

zídanja /

zidȃnja

zídanje /

zidȃnje

zídanja /

zidȃnja

Different gerunds šívan šívanje /

šivȃnje

šívanja /

šivȃnja

šivȃnješivȃnja
Irregular accent shiftmislitimišljénjemišljénjamišljénjemišljénja
Irregular

( spáti )

spánspánjespánja//
Irregular

( státi stȃnem)

*stȃnstānjestānjastānjestānja
*This form does not exist and is there only for demonstrative purposes.

Negative forms

Three verbs, bīti , imẹ́ti , and hotẹ́ti have special negative forms in present indicative:

Negative present indicative forms
InfinitiveSingularDualPlural
1st2nd3rd1st2nd3rd1st2nd3rd
bītinísemnísinísvanístanístanísmonísteníso
imẹ́tinȋmam /

nímam (styl.)

nȋmaš /

nímaš (styl.)

nȋma /

níma (styl.)

nȋmava /

nímava (styl.)

nȋmata /

nímata (styl.)

nȋmata /

nímata (styl.)

nȋmamo /

nímamo (styl.)

nȋmate /

nímate (styl.)

nȋmajo /

nímajo (styl.)

hotẹ́tinọ́čem /

néčem (styl.) / nẹ́čem (arch.)

nọ́češ /

néčeš (styl.) / nẹ́češ (arch.)

nọ́če /

néče (styl.) / nẹ́če (arch.)

nọ́čeva /

néčeva styl.) / nẹ́čeva (arch.)

nọ́četa /

néčeta (styl.) / nẹ́četa (arch.)

nọ́četa /

néčeta (styl.) / nẹ́četa (arch.)

nọ́čemo /

néčemo (styl.) / nẹ́čemo (arch.)

nọ́čete /

néčete (styl.) / nẹ́čete (arch.)

nọ́čejo /

néčejo (styl.) / nẹ́čejo (arch.)

Future indicative

Only verbs bīti and īti have special future indicative forms. For bīti, this is the only correct way (but is colloquially also conjugated as other verbs), while īti can also be conjugated as other verbs.

Future indicative forms
InfinitiveSingularDualPlural
1st2nd3rd1st2nd3rd1st2nd3rd
bītibom /

bodem (arch.)

boš /

bodeš (arch.)

bo /

bode (arch.)

bova /

bodeva (arch.)

bosta /

bota (styl.) / bodeta (arch.)

bosta /

bota (styl.) / bodeta (arch.)

bomo /

bodemo (arch.)

boste /

bote (styl.) / bodete (arch.)

bodo /

bojo (styl.) / bodejo (arch.)

ītipọ́jdempọ́jdešpọ́jdepọ́jdevapọ́jdetapọ́jdetapọ́jdemopọ́jdetepọ́jdejo

Conditional

Verb bīti also has a special form when used as an auxiliary verb in conditional mood and is the same for all genders and persons: bi. Full lexical verb therefore still has an analytical form bi bȉl. In an affirmative sentence, it is not stressed, however its negative forms can be accented either on or on bi (né bi or ne bȉ).

Aorist and imperfect

Standard Slovene lost both the aorist and the imperfect, which have been replaced by the preterite. These forms exist exclusively in the Resian dialect, but are slowly fading as well. In nowaday Resian, only the verbs bə̀t (SS bīti ) "be", díwat (SS dẹ́vati ) "give", dujájat (SS dohájati ) "keep up with", mé̤t (SS imẹ́ti ), moré̤t (SS móči ) "be able", parájat (SS prihȃjati ) "come", and té̤t (SS hotẹ́ti) "want" still have imperfective forms, others are considered obsolete.

Only a few verbs also have an aorist, and all of these forms are considered obsolete as they cannot be understood by most people anymore. There are only three such documented forms:

Aorist and imperfect have been in use in other dialects until the 15th century and vowel clusters in imperfect have already been contracted then.

Analytical forms

Forms given here are in the way they appear in a typical sentence. However, in the dictionary form, lexical verb is first and then everything else, except in negative forms (e. g. naj bi bil delaldelal naj bi bil)

Active voice

Past indicative

The past (or preterite) indicative is used to indicate events that occurred in the past. Modern Slovene does not distinguish the past tense ("saw") from the perfect tense ("have seen"); this distinction was common in Alpine Slovene when aorist served the past tense form.

It is formed with the auxiliary verb biti (to be) in the present tense, plus the l-participle of the verb. The participle must agree with the subject in number and gender. For example:

  • sem videl (I saw, said by a male)
  • sem videla (I saw, said by a female)
  • je odšla (she went)
  • so odkrili (they discovered)

Pluperfect indicative

The pluperfect indicative is used to indicate an action that occurred before some other future action. It is rarely used in colloquial speech, where it is replaced by the past tense.

It is formed as though it were the past tense of the past tense: the auxiliary verb biti (to be) in the present tense, plus the l-participle of the verb biti (to be), plus the l-participle of the verb. The participles must agree with the subject in number and gender. For example:

  • sem bil videl (I had seen, said by a male)
  • sem bila videla (I had seen, said by a female)
  • je bila odšla (she had gone)
  • so bili odkrili (they had discovered)

Future indicative

The future indicative tense is used to state events that will happen in the future.

The verb biti (to be) has its own unique set of future tense forms, with the stem bo-. Other verbs are usually formed using biti in the future tense, plus the l-participle of the verb. The participle must agree with the subject in number and gender. For example:

  • videl bom (I will see, said by a male)
  • videla bom (I will see, said by a female)
  • odšla bo (she will go)
  • bodo odkrili (they will discover)

Dialectally, hoteti is used in future indicative as an auxiliary verb, followed by infinitive.

Conditional mood

The conditional mood is used to express desires, wishes, and hypothetical (often impossible) conditions.

The present conditional is formed using the special particle bi, plus the l-participle of the lexical verb. The past conditional is rarely used, like the pluperfect, and is formed analogously: the particle bi, plus l-participle of the verb biti (to be), plus the l-participle of the verb. Examples of the conditional mood are:

  • Če bi mi postalo slabo, mi, prosim, podajte tiste tablete. (Literally: If it became sick to me, to me, I kindly ask, pass those pills.; If I should become sick, kindly pass me those pills.)
  • V primeru, da bi prišlo do požara, bomo umrli. (Should there be a fire, we would die.)
  • Če bi (bili) končali prej, bi bili zdaj prosti. (If we had finished earlier, we would be free now.)
  • Želi si, da bi bil maneken, vendar s svojimi obraznimi nečistočami nima možnosti. (He wishes that he were a model, but with his facial impurities, he has no chance.)
  • O, da bi bila jesen! (O, if only it were autumn!) (literary)
  • O, ko bi le bila jesen! (O, if only it were autumn!)

In the 18th century, future conditional was also rarely used, which was formed by bombil + l-participle, e. g. bom bil baral (If I asked [in the future]). Such use has only been recorded to be in active voice.

Optative

An additional kind of imperative, which may be called the optative or hortative, is formed by using the particle naj (ne) with the indicative or conditional. This acts as a substitute for the imperative in the third person and other tenses as well. It is usually not translated as 'may', because nowadays use is closer to the imperative, so a more appropriate word would be 'should'. However, this kind of form has many uses, so it may also sometimes be translated as 'let' or with passive voice.

  • On naj mi pride pomagat. (He should come to help me.)
  • Pa naj bo po tvojem. (Let it be your way.)
  • Naj ti povem, kako se je zgodilo. (Let me tell you, how it happened.)
  • A naj je bil še tako utrujen, je dospel do cilja. (But let him be so tired, he reached the finish [line]).
  • Ta proces naj bi povzročale glivice. (This process is thought to be caused by fungi.)

Negative forms

It is formed by simply adding in front of the verb, only naj is before. In dictionary forms, the lexical verbs is in last place, except where it combines with the auxiliary verb:

  • Nas ni nihče vprašal. (Noone asked us.)(lit. Noone has not asked us.)
  • Ne bi ga rad srečal. (I would not like to meet him.)
  • Bolje je ne delati kot delati škodo. (It is better not to work than to do (lit. work) harm.)
  • Delal nisem nič manj kot drugi. (I have not worked any less than others.)

Passive & reflexive voice

The passive voice is formed using the passive past participle of the verb and auxiliary verbs. Reflexive voice is formed by turning a verb into a reflexive verb, by adding the reflexive pronoun se to the verb. Passive and reflexive voice is formed as shown in this table:

Formation of passive and reflexive voice
Passive voiceReflexive voice
FormationExampleFormationExample
Long infinitivebiti + passive participlebiti delanse + long infinitivese delati
Short infinitivebit + passive participlebit delanse + short infinitivese delat
Supine(bit + passive participle)(bit zabavan)se + supinese delat
Present indicatvepresent indicative of biti + passive participleje delanse + present indicativese dela
Future indicativefuture indicative of biti + passive participlebom delanse + future indicative of biti + l-participlese bo delal
Preterite indicativepresent indicative of biti + bil +

passive participle

je bil delanse + present indicative of biti +

l-participle

se je delal
Pluperfect indicative/se + present indicative of biti + bil +

l-participle

se je bil delal
Imperativeimperative of biti + passive participlebodi delanimperative + sedelaj se
Hortative & Optativenaj + the way it is formed

in the wanted tense

naj bo delannaj + the way it is formed

in the wanted tense

naj se bo delal
Present conditionalbi bil + passive partciplebi bil narejenbi + se + l-participlebi se delal
Past conditional/bi + se + bil + l-participlebi se bil delal
Future conditional/(future indicative of biti + se + bil +

l-participle)

(bom se bil delal)
Č-paticiple/č-participle + sedelajoč se
E-participle/(e-participle + se)(delaje se)
L-participle/(l-participle + se)(obrasel se)
Š-participle/(š-participle + se)(izdelavši se)
Passive participle/(n-participle + se)(delan se)
Gerund/(gerund + se)(delanje se)
Negative(naj) + ne + the restnaj ne bo delan

ni delan

(naj) (se) + ne + the restnaj se ne bi delal

ne delaj se

An example of the passive voice is:

However, this is more commonly stated using the active voice with an impersonal form of the third person plural (like English "impersonal they"):

Full conjugation of a regular verb

The following table presents full conjugation of a regular verb dẹ́lati:

Class V: -a-ti, -a-m, accent paradigm I
SingularDualPlural
1st2nd3rd1st2nd3rd1st2nd3rd
Present

indicative

dẹ̑lamdẹ̑lašdẹ̑ladẹ̑lavadẹ̑latadẹ̑latadẹ̑lamodẹ̑latedẹ̑lajo
Preterite

indicative

m.sem dẹ́lałsi dẹ́lałje dẹ́lałsva dẹ́lalasta dẹ́lalasta dẹ́lalasmo dẹ́laliste dẹ́laliso dẹ́lali
f.sem dẹ̄lalasi dẹ̄lalaje dẹ̄lalasva dẹ́lalista dẹ́lalista dẹ́lalismo dẹ́laleste dẹ́laleso dẹ́lale
n.sem dẹ́lalosi dẹ́laloje dẹ́lalosva dẹ́lalista dẹ́lalista dẹ́lalismo dẹ́lalaste dẹ́lalaso dẹ́lala
Future

indicative

m.bom dẹ́lał

bodem dẹ́lał

(họ́čem dẹ́lati)

boš dẹ́lał

bodeš dẹ́lał

(họ́češ dẹ́lati)

bo dẹ́lał

bode dẹ̑lał

(họ́če dẹ́lati)

bova dẹ́lala

bodeva dẹ́lala

(họ́čeva dẹ́lati)

bosta dẹ́lala

bodeta dẹ́lalabota dẹ́lala

(họ́četa dẹ́lati)

bosta dẹ́lala

bodeta dẹ́lalabota dẹ́lala

(họ́četa dẹ́lati)

bomo dẹ́lali

bodemo dẹ́lali

(họ́čemo dẹ́lati)

boste dẹ́lali

bodete dẹ́lalibote dẹ̑lali

(họ́čete dẹ́lati)

bodo dẹ́lali

bojo dẹ́lalibodete dẹ́lali

(họ́čejo dẹ́lati)

f.bom dẹ̄lala

bodem dẹ̄lala

(họ́čem dẹ́lati)

boš dẹ̄lala

bodeš dẹ̄lala

(họ́češ dẹ́lati)

bo dẹ̄lala

bode dẹ̄lala

(họ́če dẹ́lati)

bova dẹ́lali

bodeva dẹ́lali

(họ́čeva dẹ́lati)

bosta dẹ́lali

bodeta dẹ́lalibota dẹ́lali

(họ́četa dẹ́lati)

bosta dẹ́lali

bodeta dẹ́lalibota dẹ́lali

(họ́četa dẹ́lati)

bomo dẹ́lale

bodemo dẹ́lale

(họ́čemo dẹ́lati)

boste dẹ́lale

bodete dẹ́lalebote dẹ́lale

(họ́čete dẹ́lati)

bodo dẹ́lale

bojo dẹ́lalebodejo dẹ́lale

(họ́čejo dẹ́lati)

n.bom dẹ́lalo

bodem dẹ́lalo (imȃm dẹ́lati) (je dẹ́lati) (họ́čem dẹ́lati)

boš dẹ́lalo

bodeš dẹ́lalo (imȃm dẹ́lati) (je dẹ́lati) (họ́čem dẹ́lati)

bo dẹ́lalo

bode dẹ́lalo (imȃ dẹ́lati) (je dẹ́lati) (họ́če dẹ́lati)

bova dẹ́lali

bodeva dẹ́lali (imȃva dẹ́lati) (je dẹ́lati) (họ́čeva dẹ́lati)

bosta dẹ́lali

bodeta dẹ́lalibota dẹ́lali(imȃta dẹ́lati) (je dẹ́lati) (họ́četa dẹ́lati)

bosta dẹ́lali

bodeta dẹ́lalibota dẹ́lali(imȃta dẹ́lati) (je dẹ́lati) (họ́četa dẹ́lati)

bomo dẹ́lala

bodemo dẹ́lala (imȃmo dẹ́lati) (je dẹ́lati) (họ́čemo dẹ́lati)

boste dẹ́lala

bodete dẹ́lalabote dẹ́lala(imȃte dẹ́lati) (je dẹ́lati) (họ́čete dẹ́lati)

bodo dẹ́lala

bojo dẹ́lalabodejo dẹ́lala(imȃjo dẹ́lati) (je dẹ́lati) (họ́čejo dẹ́lati)

Pluperfect

indicative

m.sem bȉł dẹ́lałsi bȉł dẹ́lałje bȉł dẹ́lałsva bilȁ dẹ́lala

sva bȋla dẹ́lala

sta bilȁ dẹ́lala

sta bȋla dẹ́lala

sta bilȁ dẹ́lala

sta bȋla dẹ́lala

smo bilȋ dẹ́lali

smo bilȉ dẹ́lali smo bȋli dẹ́lali

ste bilȋ dẹ́lali

ste bilȉ dẹ́lali

ste bȋli dẹ́lali

so bilȋ dẹ́lali

so bilȉ dẹ́lali

so bȋli dẹ́lali

f.sem bilȁ dẹ̄lala

sem bȋla dẹ̄lala

si bilȁ dẹ̄lala

si bȋla dẹ̄lala

je bilȁ dẹ̄lala

je bȋla dẹ̄lala

sva bilȉ dẹ́lali

sva bȋli dẹ́lali

sta bilȉ dẹ́lali

sta bȋli dẹ́lali

sta bilȉ dẹ́lali

sta bȋli dẹ́lali

smo bilȅ dẹ́lale

smo bilẹ̑ dẹ́lalesmo bȋle dẹ́lale

ste bilȅ dẹ́lale

ste bilẹ̑ dẹ́lale

ste bȋle dẹ́lale

so bilȅ dẹ́lale

so bilẹ̑ dẹ́lale

so bȋle dẹ́lale

n.sem bilọ̑ dẹ́lalo

sem bilȍ dẹ́lalo sem bȋlo dẹ́lalo

si bilọ̑ dẹ́lalo

si bilȍ dẹ́lalo si bȋlo dẹ́lalo

je bilọ̑ dẹ́lalo

je bilȍ dẹ́lalo je bȋlo dẹ́lalo

sva bilȉ dẹ́lali

sva bȋli dẹ́lali

sta bilȉ dẹ́lali

sta bȋli dẹ́lali

sta bilȉ dẹ́lali

sta bȋli dẹ́lali

smo bilȁ dẹ́lala

smo bȋla dẹ́lala

ste bilȁ dẹ́lala

ste bȋla dẹ́lala

so bilȁ dẹ́lala

so bȋla dẹ́lala

Imperativedẹ́lajdẹ́lajdẹ́lajdẹ́lajvadẹ́lajtadẹ́lajtadẹ́lajmodẹ́lajte
Present

conditional

m.bi dẹ́lałbi dẹ́lałbi dẹ́lałbi dẹ́lalabi dẹ́lalabi dẹ́lalabi dẹ́lalibi dẹ́lalibi dẹ́lali
f.bi dẹ̄lalabi dẹ̄lalabi dẹ̄lalabi dẹ́lalibi dẹ́lalibi dẹ́lalibi dẹ́lalebi dẹ́lalebi dẹ́lale
n.bi dẹ́lalobi dẹ́lalobi dẹ́lalobi dẹ́lalibi dẹ́lalibi dẹ́lalibi dẹ́lalabi dẹ́lalabi dẹ́lala
Preterite

conditional

m.bi bȉł dẹ́lałbi bȉł dẹ́lałbi bȉł dẹ́lałbi bilȁ dẹ́lala

bi bȋla dẹ́lala

bi bilȁ dẹ́lala

bi bȋla dẹ́lala

bi bilȁ dẹ́lala

bi bȋla dẹ́lala

bi bilȋ dẹ́lali

bi bilȉ dẹ́lali bi bȋli dẹ́lali

bi bilȋ dẹ́lali

bi bilȉ dẹ́lali bi bȋli dẹ́lali

bi bilȋ dẹ́lali

bi bilȉ dẹ́lali bi bȋli dẹ́lali

f.bi bilȁ dẹ̄lala

bi bȋla dẹ̄lala

bi bilȁ dẹ̄lala

bi bȋla dẹ̄lala

bi bilȁ dẹ̄lala

bi bȋla dẹ̄lala

bi bilȉ dẹ́lali

bi bȋli dẹ́lali

bi bilȉ dẹ́lali

bi bȋli dẹ́lali

bi bilȉ dẹ́lali

bi bȋli dẹ́lali

bi bilȅ dẹ́lale

bi bilẹ̑ dẹ́lalebi bȋle dẹ́lale

bi bilȅ dẹ́lale

bi bilẹ̑ dẹ́lalebi bȋle dẹ́lale

bi bilȅ dẹ́lale

bi bilẹ̑ dẹ́lalebi bȋle dẹ́lale

n.bi bilọ̑ dẹ́lalo

bi bilȍ dẹ́lalo bi bȋlo dẹ́lalo

bi bilọ̑ dẹ́lalo

bi bilȍ dẹ́lalo bi bȋlo dẹ́lalo

bi bilọ̑ dẹ́lalo

bi bilȍ dẹ́lalo bi bȋlo dẹ́lalo

bi bilȉ dẹ́lali

bi bȋli dẹ́lali

bi bilȉ dẹ́lali

bi bȋli dẹ́lali

bi bilȉ dẹ́lali

bi bȋli dẹ́lali

bi bilȁ dẹ́lala

bi bȋla dẹ́lala

bi bilȁ dẹ́lala

bi bȋla dẹ́lala

bi bilȁ dẹ́lala

bi bȋla dẹ́lala

Future

conditional

m.(bom bȉł dẹ́lał)

(bodem bȉł dẹ́lał)

(boš bȉł dẹ́lał)

(bodeš bȉł dẹ́lał)

(bo bȉł dẹ́lał)

(bode bȉł dẹ́lał)

(bova bilȁ dẹ́lala)

(bova bȋla dẹ́lala) (bodeva bilȁ dẹ́lala) (bodeva bȋla dẹ́lala)

(bosta bilȁ dẹ́lala)

(bosta bȋla dẹ́lala) (bota bilȁ dẹ́lala) (bota bȋla dẹ́lala) (bodeta bilȁ dẹ́lala) (bodeta bȋla dẹ́lala)

(bosta bilȁ dẹ́lala)

(bosta bȋla dẹ́lala) (bota bilȁ dẹ́lala) (bota bȋla dẹ́lala) (bodeta bilȁ dẹ́lala) (bodeta bȋla dẹ́lala)

(bomo bilȋ dẹ́lali)

(bomo bilȉ dẹ́lali) (bomo bȋli dẹ́lali) (bomo bilȋ dẹ́lali) (bodemo bilȉ dẹ́lali) (bodemo bȋli dẹ́lali)

(boste bilȋ dẹ́lali)

(boste bilȉ dẹ́lali) (boste bȋli dẹ́lali) (bote bilȋ dẹ́lali) (bote bilȉ dẹ́lali) (bote bȋli dẹ́lali) (bodete bilȋ dẹ́lali) (bodete bilȉ dẹ́lali) (bodete bȋli dẹ́lali)

(bodo bilȋ dẹ́lali)

(bodo bilȉ dẹ́lali) (bodo bȋli dẹ́lali) (bojo bilȋ dẹ́lali) (bojo bilȉ dẹ́lali) (bojo bȋli dẹ́lali) (bodejo bilȋ dẹ́lali) (bodejo bilȉ dẹ́lali) (bodejo bȋli dẹ́lali)

f.(bom bilȁ dẹ̄lala)

(bom bȋla dẹ̄lala) (bodem bilȁ dẹ̄lala) (bodem bȋla dẹ̄lala)

(boš bilȁ dẹ̄lala)

(boš bȋla dẹ̄lala) (bodeš bilȁ dẹ̄lala) (bodeš bȋla dẹ̄lala)

(bo bilȁ dẹ̄lala)

(bo bȋla dẹ̄lala) (bode bilȁ dẹ̄lala) (bode bȋla dẹ̄lala)

(bova bilȉ dẹ́lali)

(bova bȋli dẹ́lali) (bodeva bilȉ dẹ́lali) (bodeva bȋli dẹ́lali)

(bosta bilȉ dẹ́lali)

(bosta bȋli dẹ́lali) (bota bilȉ dẹ́lali) (bota bȋli dẹ́lali) (bodeta bilȉ dẹ́lali) (bodeta bȋli dẹ́lali)

(bosta bilȉ dẹ́lali)

(bosta bȋli dẹ́lali) (bota bilȉ dẹ́lali) (bota bȋli dẹ́lali) (bodeta bilȉ dẹ́lali) (bodeta bȋli dẹ́lali)

(bomo bilȅ dẹ́lale)

(bomo bilẹ̑ dẹ́lale) (bomo bȋle dẹ́lale) (bodemo bilȅ dẹ́lale) (bodemo bilẹ̑ dẹ́lale) (bodemo bȋle dẹ́lale)

(boste bilȅ dẹ́lale)

(boste bilẹ̑ dẹ́lale) (boste bȋle dẹ́lale) (bote bilȅ dẹ́lale) (bote bilẹ̑ dẹ́lale) (bote bȋle dẹ́lale) (bodete bilȅ dẹ́lale) (bodete bilẹ̑ dẹ́lale) (bodete bȋle dẹ́lale)

(bodo bilȅ dẹ́lale)

(bodo bilẹ̑ dẹ́lale) (bodo bȋle dẹ́lale) (bojo bilȅ dẹ́lale) (bojo bilẹ̑ dẹ́lale) (bojo bȋle dẹ́lale) (bodo bilȅ dẹ́lale) (bodejo bilẹ̑ dẹ́lale) (bodejo bȋle dẹ́lale)

n.(bom bilọ̑ dẹ́lalo)

(bom bilȍ dẹ́lalo) (bom bȋlo dẹ́lalo) (bodem bilọ̑ dẹ́lalo) (bodem bilȍ dẹ́lalo) (bodem bȋlo dẹ́lalo)

(boš bilọ̑ dẹ́lalo)

(boš bilȍ dẹ́lalo) (boš bȋlo dẹ́lalo) (bodeš bilọ̑ dẹ́lalo) (bodeš bilȍ dẹ́lalo) (bodeš bȋlo dẹ́lalo)

(bo bilọ̑ dẹ́lalo)

(bo bilȍ dẹ́lalo) (bo bȋlo dẹ́lalo) (bode bilọ̑ dẹ́lalo) (bode bilȍ dẹ́lalo) (bode bȋlo dẹ́lalo)

(bova bilȉ dẹ́lali)

(bova bȋli dẹ́lali) (bodeva bilȉ dẹ́lali) (bodeva bȋli dẹ́lali)

(bosta bilȉ dẹ́lali)

(bosta bȋli dẹ́lali) (bota bilȉ dẹ́lali) (bota bȋli dẹ́lali) (bodeta bilȉ dẹ́lali) (bodeta bȋli dẹ́lali)

(bosta bilȉ dẹ́lali)

(bosta bȋli dẹ́lali) (bota bilȉ dẹ́lali) (bota bȋli dẹ́lali) (bodeta bilȉ dẹ́lali) (bodeta bȋli dẹ́lali)

(bomo bilȁ dẹ́lala)

(bomo bȋla dẹ́lala) (bodemo bilȁ dẹ́lala) (bodemo bȋla dẹ́lala)

(boste bilȁ dẹ́lala)

(boste bȋla dẹ́lala) (bote bilȁ dẹ́lala) (bote bȋla dẹ́lala) (bodete bilȁ dẹ́lala) (bodete bȋla dẹ́lala)

(bodo bilȁ dẹ́lala)

(bodo bȋla dẹ́lala) (bojo bilȁ dẹ́lala) (bojo bȋla dẹ́lala) (bodejo bilȁ dẹ́lala) (bodejo bȋla dẹ́lala)

Present hortativenaj dẹ̑lamnaj dẹ̑lašnaj dẹ̑lanaj dẹ̑lavanaj dẹ̑latanaj dẹ̑latanaj dẹ̑lamonaj dẹ̑latenaj dẹ̑lajo
Past hortativem.naj sem dẹ́lałnaj si dẹ́lałnaj je dẹ́lałnaj sva dẹ́lalanaj sta dẹ́lalanaj sta dẹ́lalanaj smo dẹ́lalinaj ste dẹ́lalinaj so dẹ́lali
f.naj sem dẹ̄lalanaj si dẹ̄lalanaj je dẹ̄lalanaj sva dẹ́lalinaj sta dẹ́lalinaj sta dẹ́lalinaj smo dẹ́lalenaj ste dẹ́lalenaj so dẹ́lale
n.naj sem dẹ́lalonaj si dẹ́lalonaj je dẹ́lalonaj sva dẹ́lalinaj sta dẹ́lalinaj sta dẹ́lalinaj smo dẹ́lalanaj ste dẹ́lalanaj so dẹ́lala
Future hortativem.naj bom dẹ́lał

najbodem dẹ́lał

naj boš dẹ́lał

najbodeš dẹ́lał

naj bo dẹ́lał

najbode dẹ̑lał

naj bova dẹ́lala

najbodeva dẹ́lala

naj bosta dẹ́lala

najbodeta dẹ́lala

najbota dẹ́lala

naj bosta dẹ́lala

najbodeta dẹ́lala

najbota dẹ́lala

naj bomo dẹ́lali

naj bodemo dẹ́lali

naj boste dẹ́lali

naj bodete dẹ́lali

naj bote dẹ̑lali

naj bodo dẹ́lali

naj bojo dẹ́lali

naj bodete dẹ́lali

f.naj bom dẹ̄lala

naj bodem dẹ̄lala

naj boš dẹ̄lala

naj bodeš dẹ̄lala

naj bo dẹ̄lala

naj bode dẹ̄lala

naj bova dẹ́lali

naj bodeva dẹ́lali

naj bosta dẹ́lali

naj bodeta dẹ́lali

naj bota dẹ́lali

naj bosta dẹ́lali

naj bodeta dẹ́lali

naj bota dẹ́lali

naj bomo dẹ́lale

naj bodemo dẹ́lale

naj boste dẹ́lale

naj bodete dẹ́lale

naj bote dẹ́lale

naj bodo dẹ́lale

naj bojo dẹ́lale

naj bodejo dẹ́lale

n.naj bom dẹ́lalo

naj bodem dẹ́lalo

naj boš dẹ́lalo

naj bodeš dẹ́lalo

naj bo dẹ́lalo

naj bode dẹ́lalo

naj bova dẹ́lali

naj bodeva dẹ́lali

naj bosta dẹ́lali

naj bodeta dẹ́lali

naj bota dẹ́lali

naj bosta dẹ́lali

naj bodeta dẹ́lali

naj bota dẹ́lali

naj bomo dẹ́lala

naj bodemo dẹ́lala

naj boste dẹ́lala

naj bodete dẹ́lala

naj bote dẹ́lala

naj bodo dẹ́lala

naj bojo dẹ́lala

naj bodejo dẹ́lala

Pluperfect

hortative

m.naj sem bȉł dẹ́lałnaj si bȉł dẹ́lałnaj je bȉł dẹ́lałnaj sva bilȁ dẹ́lala

naj sva bȋla dẹ́lala

naj sta bilȁ dẹ́lala

naj sta bȋla dẹ́lala

naj sta bilȁ dẹ́lala

naj sta bȋla dẹ́lala

naj smo bilȋ dẹ́lali

naj smo bilȉ dẹ́lali

naj smo bȋli dẹ́lali

naj ste bilȋ dẹ́lali

naj ste bilȉ dẹ́lali

naj ste bȋli dẹ́lali

naj so bilȋ dẹ́lali

naj so bilȉ dẹ́lali

naj so bȋli dẹ́lali

f.naj sem bilȁ dẹ̄lala

naj sem bȋla dẹ̄lala

naj si bilȁ dẹ̄lala

naj si bȋla dẹ̄lala

naj je bilȁ dẹ̄lala

naj je bȋla dẹ̄lala

naj sva bilȉ dẹ́lali

naj sva bȋli dẹ́lali

naj sta bilȉ dẹ́lali

naj sta bȋli dẹ́lali

naj sta bilȉ dẹ́lali

naj sta bȋli dẹ́lali

naj smo bilȅ dẹ́lale

naj smo bilẹ̑ dẹ́lale

naj smo bȋle dẹ́lale

naj ste bilȅ dẹ́lale

naj ste bilẹ̑ dẹ́lale

naj ste bȋle dẹ́lale

naj so bilȅ dẹ́lale

naj so bilẹ̑ dẹ́lale

naj so bȋle dẹ́lale

n.naj sem bilọ̑ dẹ́lalo

naj sem bilȍ dẹ́lalo

naj sem bȋlo dẹ́lalo

naj si bilọ̑ dẹ́lalo

naj si bilȍ dẹ́lalo

naj si bȋlo dẹ́lalo

naj je bilọ̑ dẹ́lalo

naj je bilȍ dẹ́lalo

naj je bȋlo dẹ́lalo

naj sva bilȉ dẹ́lali

naj sva bȋli dẹ́lali

naj sta bilȉ dẹ́lali

naj sta bȋli dẹ́lali

naj sta bilȉ dẹ́lali

naj sta bȋli dẹ́lali

naj smo bilȁ dẹ́lala

naj smo bȋla dẹ́lala

naj ste bilȁ dẹ́lala

naj ste bȋla dẹ́lala

naj so bilȁ dẹ́lala

naj so bȋla dẹ́lala

Present

optative

m.naj bi dẹ́lałnaj bi dẹ́lałnaj bi dẹ́lałnaj bi dẹ́lalanaj bi dẹ́lalanaj bi dẹ́lalanaj bi dẹ́lalinaj bi dẹ́lalinaj bi dẹ́lali
f.naj bi dẹ̄lalanaj bi dẹ̄lalanaj bi dẹ̄lalanaj bi dẹ́lalinaj bi dẹ́lalinaj bi dẹ́lalinaj bi dẹ́lalenaj bi dẹ́lalenaj bi dẹ́lale
n.naj bi dẹ́lalonaj bi dẹ́lalonaj bi dẹ́lalonaj bi dẹ́lalinaj bi dẹ́lalinaj bi dẹ́lalinaj bi dẹ́lalanaj bi dẹ́lalanaj bi dẹ́lala
Past optativem.naj bi bȉł dẹ́lałnaj bi bȉł dẹ́lałnaj bi bȉł dẹ́lałnaj bi bilȁ dẹ́lala

naj bi bȋla dẹ́lala

naj bi bilȁ dẹ́lala

naj bi bȋla dẹ́lala

naj bi bilȁ dẹ́lala

naj bi bȋla dẹ́lala

naj bi bilȋ dẹ́lali

naj bi bilȉ dẹ́lali

naj bi bȋli dẹ́lali

naj bi bilȋ dẹ́lali

naj bi bilȉ dẹ́lali

naj bi bȋli dẹ́lali

naj bi bilȋ dẹ́lali

naj bi bilȉ dẹ́lali

naj bi bȋli dẹ́lali

f.naj bi bilȁ dẹ̄lala

naj bi bȋla dẹ̄lala

naj bi bilȁ dẹ̄lala

naj bi bȋla dẹ̄lala

naj bi bilȁ dẹ̄lala

naj bi bȋla dẹ̄lala

naj bi bilȉ dẹ́lali

naj bi bȋli dẹ́lali

naj bi bilȉ dẹ́lali

naj bi bȋli dẹ́lali

naj bi bilȉ dẹ́lali

naj bi bȋli dẹ́lali

naj bi bilȅ dẹ́lale

naj bi bilẹ̑ dẹ́lale

naj bi bȋle dẹ́lale

naj bi bilȅ dẹ́lale

naj bi bilẹ̑ dẹ́lale

naj bi bȋle dẹ́lale

naj bi bilȅ dẹ́lale

naj bi bilẹ̑ dẹ́lale

naj bi bȋle dẹ́lale

n.naj bi bilọ̑ dẹ́lalo

naj bi bilȍ dẹ́lalo

naj bi bȋlo dẹ́lalo

naj bi bilọ̑ dẹ́lalo

naj bi bilȍ dẹ́lalo

naj bi bȋlo dẹ́lalo

naj bi bilọ̑ dẹ́lalo

naj bi bilȍ dẹ́lalo

naj bi bȋlo dẹ́lalo

naj bi bilȉ dẹ́lali

naj bi bȋli dẹ́lali

naj bi bilȉ dẹ́lali

naj bi bȋli dẹ́lali

naj bi bilȉ dẹ́lali

naj bi bȋli dẹ́lali

naj bi bilȁ dẹ́lala

naj bi bȋla dẹ́lala

naj bi bilȁ dẹ́lala

naj bi bȋla dẹ́lala

naj bi bilȁ dẹ́lala

naj bi bȋla dẹ́lala

InfinitiveLongdẹ́lati
Shortdẹ́lat
Supinedẹ́lat
True gerunddẹ́lanje
Objetified gerund
Č-participlem.delajọ̄č

delajȍč

delajọ́čadelajọ́či
f.delajọ́čadelajọ́čidelajọ́če
n.delajọ́čedelajọ́čidelajọ́ča
adv.delajọ́č
E-participleadv.delȃje
L-participlem.dẹ́laldẹ́laladẹ́lali
f.dẹ̄laladẹ́lalidẹ́lale
n.dẹ́lalodẹ́lalidẹ́lala
Š-participlem.
f.
n.
adv.
N-participlem.dẹ̑landẹ̑lanadẹ̑lani
f.dẹ̑lanadẹ̑lanidẹ̑lane
n.dẹ̑lanodẹ̑lanidẹ̑lana

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