ići → išao / išla

The Past of Ići

Level 3

Ići has past forms išao and išla.

How It Works

The singular participles are išao, išla, išlo; the plural forms are išli, išle, išla. Compare išao sam and išla sam rather than trying to build the past from idem.

The auxiliary identifies person and number; the participle agrees in gender and number. Išli smo can refer to a male or mixed group, and išle smo to a female group.

Ići is imperfective. In past narration it can describe going, travelling or a routine without independently specifying every completed arrival. Prefixed verbs such as doći have their own related forms.

Examples (3)

  1. Jučer sam išao u knjižnicu.

    Yesterday I went to the library.

    Išao is the masculine singular participle.

  2. Ana je išla kući.

    Ana was going home.

    Išla agrees with Ana.

  3. Moje su sestre išle na izlet.

    My sisters went on an outing.

    Išle is feminine plural.

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ići → išao / išlaLevel 3The Past of Ići

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The past of ići keeps the perfect structure but uses a suppletive participle stem.

Words in This Pattern

ići