Present of -ati Verbs
Take off -ati and add six endings.
How It Works
The infinitive of many Bosnian verbs ends in -ati. To get the present, remove -ati and add these endings:
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| ja | čitam |
| ti | čitaš |
| on, ona, ono | čita |
| mi | čitamo |
| vi | čitate |
| oni, one, ona | čitaju |
Other verbs that work the same way: igrati (play), kuhati (cook), pitati (ask), slušati (listen), gledati (watch).
Not every verb in -ati does this. Verbs like pisati (pišem), plakati (plačem) and kazati (kažem) change their stem and use the -em endings. When you learn a new verb, learn its ja form too.
Examples (5)
- Čitam knjigu.
I am reading a book.
Čitam is ja + the -am ending.
- Amir kuha kafu.
Amir is making coffee.
The on form ends in just -a.
- Slušamo muziku.
We are listening to music.
Mi ends in -mo.
- Selma i Haris igraju fudbal.
Selma and Haris play football.
Oni ends in -aju.
- Šta gledate?
What are you watching?
Vi ends in -te.
Common Mistakes
Treating pisati like čitati.
Pisam poruku.Pišem poruku.Pisati changes its stem to piš- and takes the -em endings.
How It Connects
Learn This First
The present tense needs the personal pronouns.
Related Patterns
Learn Next
Patterns that build on this one.
- Having: imatiLevel 1
- Basic Word OrderLevel 1
- Knowing: znatiLevel 1
- CommandsLevel 2
- WeatherLevel 2
- Present of -ovati VerbsLevel 2
- uvijek ponekad nikadAlways, Sometimes, NeverLevel 2
- da With the PresentLevel 3
And 2 more in the full list.
Words in This Pattern
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