Polite Address and Agreement
Standard polite address to one person uses vi and plural verb agreement.
How It Works
Standard polite address to one person uses vi and plural verb agreement. With participles and predicate adjectives, full plural agreement is the standard model; mixed colloquial agreement should be labelled, not presented as the only pattern.
A polite question addressed to one woman can use ste prišli. Plural grammatical agreement here signals respect rather than a group of women. Informal singular ti instead requires si prišla, with singular agreement appropriate to the person.
Examples (3)
- Gospa Novak, ste že prišli?
Ms Novak, have you arrived yet?
- Ali ste zadovoljni?
Are you satisfied?
- Prosim, počakajte tukaj.
Please wait here.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Apply polite plural address to auxiliary and participle agreement.