Present of -iti Verbs

Level 1

Take off -iti and add -im, -iš, -i, -imo, -ite, -e.

How It Works

Verbs ending in -iti have their own present endings. Remove -iti and add:

PersonForm
jaradim
tiradiš
on, ona, onoradi
miradimo
viradite
oni, one, onarade

Other verbs in this group: govoriti (speak), učiti (learn, study) and voziti (drive). Verbs in -jeti such as voljeti and vidjeti take the same endings: volim, vidim, vole, vide.

The last form is the one learners trip on. In the -ati group, oni ends in -aju. In the -iti group, oni ends in -e: oni rade, oni govore.

Most of these verbs are simple: platiti gives platim and pustiti gives pustim. Check a new verb in the dictionary when you are unsure.

Examples (5)

  1. Radim u Zenici.

    I work in Zenica.

    Radim is ja + the -im ending.

  2. Ajla govori bosanski.

    Ajla speaks Bosnian.

    The ona form ends in -i.

  3. Učimo nove riječi.

    We are learning new words.

    Mi ends in -mo.

  4. Tarik i Emina rade u školi.

    Tarik and Emina work at a school.

    Oni ends in -e in this group.

  5. Šta radite?

    What are you doing?

    Vi ends in -te.

Common Mistakes

  • Ending the oni form with -u or -aju.

    Oni radu u Tuzli.
    Oni rade u Tuzli.

    In the -iti group oni ends in -e, not -u or -aju.

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Present of -iti VerbsLevel 1

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