znati → znam

Present of Znati

Level 1

Znati commonly uses znam, znaš, zna, znamo, znate and znaju. It can introduce a fact, a skill or other knowledge.

How It Works

The basic present is znam, znaš, zna, znamo, znate, znaju. Its ordinary negative is written separately: ne znam.

Znam odgovor. names known information. Znam plivati. names a skill. Knowing a language can be expressed with znam hrvatski; govorim hrvatski focuses on speaking it.

Poznavati is a useful verb for familiarity with a person or place, but do not teach a blanket ban on znati with people. The Croatian school dictionary also records znati in that sense. Context and complement distinguish the actual reading; a convenient learner contrast is not an absolute grammatical prohibition.

Examples (4)

  1. Znam odgovor.

    I know the answer.

    Znati takes a known fact or piece of information.

  2. Znaš li plivati?

    Do you know how to swim?

    An infinitive identifies the skill.

  3. Ne znamo gdje je Ana.

    We do not know where Ana is.

    Separate ne negates the finite verb.

  4. Znam ga iz škole.

    I know him from school.

    The dictionary also permits znati for acquaintance with a person.

How It Connects

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znati → znamLevel 1Present of Znati

Learn This First

Znati follows the already introduced -am present pattern.

Words in This Pattern

znati