govoriti → govorim

Speaking a Language

Level 1

Govoriti follows the i-series: govorim, govoriš, govori, govorimo, govorite, govore. Use it for speaking, including speaking a language.

How It Works

The complete present is govorim, govoriš, govori, govorimo, govorite, govore. The third-person plural ends in -e, as in rade.

Govorim hrvatski. says that the speaker speaks Croatian. It can describe ability or actual current language use, depending on context. Sada govorim hrvatski. makes the current use explicit.

A language expression such as hrvatski functions adverbially here. Do not change it to hrvatska to match a female speaker. A fuller noun phrase such as hrvatski jezik has its own inflection in other constructions, so identify which structure the sentence actually uses.

Examples (4)

  1. Govorim hrvatski.

    I speak Croatian.

    Hrvatski names the language of speaking.

  2. Ana govori engleski.

    Ana speaks English.

    Engleski does not change to agree with Ana.

  3. Govorite li njemački?

    Do you speak German?

    The finite second-person plural form comes before li.

  4. Oni govore talijanski.

    They speak Italian.

    Govore is third-person plural.

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govoriti → govorimLevel 1Speaking a Language

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These useful verbs instantiate the -im present endings.

Words in This Pattern

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