C9 M2 L2 Grammar
9 | Modul 2: Gramatika
Karijera
9 | 2 | Lekcija 2: Životopis
| The Verbs PISATI and NAPISATI
The verb pisati (to write) changes its form a little bit when we conjugate the verb. Look at the table.
PISATI | |||||
SINGULAR | PLURAL | ||||
ja | pi-š-em | mi | pi-š-emo | ||
ti | pi-š-eš | vi | pi-š-ete | ||
on/-a/-o | pi-š-e | oni/-e/-a | pi-š-u | ||
Pisati
When we use the verb pisati in the past tense, the form is regular, with no changes. For example: Mario je pisao email. Sandra je pisala e-mail.
Napisati
The verb pisati (imperfective form – ongoing, repetitive action) has its perfective aspectual pair. The verb napisati is the perfective form (completed, one-time action) also with the meaning of to write. Look at the following sentences to understand the differences better.
Imperfective: repetitive, ongoing | Perfective form: one-time, completed |
Mario je pisao email cijeli dan. | Jesi li napisala CV? – Da! Jesam. Napokon. |
Mario was writing an email the entire day. | Did you finish writing your CV? Yes! I did. Finally. |
Sandra je pisala CV satima. | Kad napišem e-email, idem kod Matije. |
Sandra was writing her CV for hours. | When I finish writing my email, I’ll go to see Matija. |
| The Verbs SLATI and POSLATI
The verb slati (to send) changes its form a little bit when we conjugate it. Look at the table.
SLATI | |||||
SINGULAR | PLURAL | ||||
ja | ša-lj-em | mi | ša-lj-emo | ||
ti | ša-lj-eš | vi | ša-lj-ete | ||
on/-a/-o | ša-lj-e | oni/-e/-a | ša-lj-u | ||
Slati
When we use the verb slati in the past Tense, the form is regular, with no changes. For example: James je slao email e-mail roditeljima svaki tjedan. Ines je slala e-mail prijateljici u Italiju svaki mjesec.
Poslati
The verb slati (imperfective form – ongoing, repetitive action) also has its perfective aspectual pair. The verb poslati is the perfective form (completed, one-time action) also with the meaning of to send. Look at the following sentences to understand the differences better.
Imperfective: repetitive, ongoing | Perfective form: one-time, completed |
Mario, što radiš? – Šaljem e-mail profesoru? | Ines, jesi li poslala CV i molbu za posao? |
Mario, what are you doing? – Sending an email to my professor. | Ines, did you send your CV and cover letter for the job? |
Kako su tvoji roditelji? Pričate li često? – Rijetko pričamo, često im šaljem e-mail. | James planira večeras poslati e-mail roditeljima. |
How are your parents? Do you talk often? – Rarely we talk, mostly I’m sending them an email. | James is planning to send an email to his parents tonight. |
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