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The Serbian Present Tense of -im
(Sadašnje vreme)
(PDF version)
Here is the list of endings for the –im
verb class.
Table 1: The Present Tense Endings of –im
Verbs
| |
SINGULAR |
PLURAL |
| First person |
-im |
-imo |
| Second person |
-iš |
-ite |
| Third person |
-i |
-e |
| 1) |
The
majority (over 6,000) of
the verbs in this class are formed from the
infinitive verbs which end in –iti |
Table 2. Examples of -im
verbs derived from the infinitive in -iti
| infinitive |
moliti ‘to ask, to
pray’ |
govoriti ‘to speak’ |
ljubiti ‘to kiss’ |
| present stem |
mol- |
govor- |
ljub- |
| example |
molim ‘I ask/pray’ |
govorim ‘I speak’ |
ljubim ‘I kiss’ |
Click here to see a more comprehensive list of -im
verbs derived from the infinitive -iti.
| 2) |
A
smaller group of –im
verbs is made from the infinitival verbs that end in
–eti |
Table 3. Examples of -im
verbs derived from the infinitive in -eti
| infinitive |
videti ‘to
see’ |
mrzeti ‘to
hate’ |
želeti ‘to
desire, to wish’ |
| present stem |
vid- |
mrz- |
žel- |
| example |
visim ‘I
see’ |
mrzim ‘I
hate’ |
želim ‘I
desire/wish’ |
Click here to see a more comprehensive list of -im
verbs derived from the infinitive -eti.
| 3) |
The
–im class is also
formed from the infinitives that end a –ati.
Generally, such infinitive have a palatal sound,
such as:
š,
č,
ž,
j,
đ preceding –ati. |
Table 4. Examples of -im
verbs derived from the infinitive in -ati
| infinitive |
držati ‘to
hold’ |
trčati ‘to
run’ |
vrištati ‘to
scream’ |
| present stem |
drž- |
trč- |
vrišt- |
| example |
držim ‘I
hold’ |
trčim ‘I
run’ |
vrištim ‘I
scream’ |
Click here to see a more comprehensive list of -im
verbs derived from the infinitive -ati.
| To summarize: |
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If you see
an infinitive verb in –iti
in the dictionary, you may assume it forms its
present tense using the –im
conjugation. For exceptions, see below. |
Some examples of –im
verbs:
Table 5: Examples of present tense of -im
verbs in –iti, -eti
and -ati
| -iti
infinitive |
-eti
infinitive |
-ati
infinitive |
Govoriti
(to speak) |
Videti
(to see) |
Trčati
(to run) |
Govor-im
(I speak) |
Vid-im
(I see) |
Trč-im
(I run) |
Govor-iš
(you speak) |
Vid-iš
(you see) |
Trč-iš
(you run) |
Govor-i
(he/she/it speak) |
Vid-i
(he/she/it see) |
Trč-i
(he/she/it run) |
Govor-imo
(we speak) |
Vid-imo
(we see) |
Trč-imo
(we run) |
Govor-ite
(you speak) |
Vid-ite
(you see) |
Trč-ite
(you run) |
Govor-e
(they speak) |
Vid-e
(they see) |
Trč-e
(they run) |
And here are some more examples of verbs in this class
–fully conjugated for you.
Table 6: Present tense verb forms for -im
verbs
| English |
Infinitive |
Present – for all
persons
singular- first line, plural –second line |
Verb class |
| ask for |
tražiti |
tražim, tražiš, traži
tražimo, tražite, traže |
-im |
| beg, pray |
moliti |
molim, moliš, moli
molimo, molite, mole |
-im |
| work |
raditi |
radim, radiš, radi
radimo, radite, rade |
-im |
| bring |
doneti |
donosim, donosiš, donosi
donosimo, donosite, donose |
-im |
| learn |
učiti |
učim, učiš, uči
učimo, učite, uče |
-im |
| desire |
želeti |
želim, želiš, želi
želimo, želite, žele |
-im |
| love |
voleti |
volim, voliš, voli
volimo, volite, vole |
-im |
| say |
govoriti |
govorim, govoriš, govori
govorimo, govorite, govore |
-im |
| come |
doći |
dolazim, dolaziš, dolazi
dolazimo, dolazite, dolaze |
-im |
| see |
videti |
vidim, vidiš, vidi
vidimo, vidite, vide |
-im |
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