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Conjugation of the Serbo-Croatian Verb "dati"

dati
to give
Type
Group I (a-conjugation)
Aspect (vid)
perfective
Aspect Pair
davati (imperf.)

Prezent (Present Tense)

Used for current actions, habits, and general truths. For perfective verbs, the present form expresses future meaning.

Pronoun Conjugation
ja dam
ti daš
on/ona/ono da
mi damo
vi date
oni/one/ona daju

Perfekat (Past Tense)

Formed with the l-participle + clitic forms of biti (sam, si, je, smo, ste, su). The participle changes for gender and number.

Gender / Number L-Participle Example (1st person)
Masculine singular dao dao sam
Feminine singular dala dala sam
Neuter singular dalo dalo je (3rd person)
Masculine plural dali dali smo (1st pl.)
Feminine plural dale dale smo (1st pl.)

Futur I (Future Tense)

Formed with the clitic forms of htjeti (ću, ćeš, će, ćemo, ćete, će) + infinitive.

Pronoun Conjugation
ja daću
ti daćeš
on/ona/ono daće
mi daćemo
vi daćete
oni/one/ona daće

Kondicional (Conditional)

Used for hypothetical situations, polite requests, and wishes. Formed with bih/bi/bismo/biste + l-participle.

Pronoun Conjugation (masc./fem.)
ja bih dao/dala
ti bi dao/dala
on/ona/ono bi dao/dala
mi bismo dali/dale
vi biste dali/dale
oni/one/ona bi dali/dale

Imperativ (Imperative)

Direct commands and requests for ti (singular), mi (let's), and vi (plural/formal).

Person Form
ti (singular) daj
mi (let's) dajmo
vi (plural/formal) dajte

Example Sentences (Primjeri)

Perfekat

Dao mi je poklon.

He gave me a gift.

Imperativ

Daj mi to!

Give it to me!

Futur

Daću ti sutra.

I will give it to you tomorrow.