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Conjugation of the Serbo-Croatian Verb "govoriti"

govoriti
to speak / to talk
Type
Group III (i-conjugation)
Aspect (vid)
imperfective
Aspect Pair
reći (perf.)

Prezent (Present Tense)

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

Pronoun Conjugation
ja govorim
ti govoriš
on/ona/ono govori
mi govorimo
vi govorite
oni/one/ona govore

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 govorio govorio sam
Feminine singular govorila govorila sam
Neuter singular govorilo govorilo je (3rd person)
Masculine plural govorili govorili smo (1st pl.)
Feminine plural govorile govorile smo (1st pl.)

Futur I (Future Tense)

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

Pronoun Conjugation
ja govoriću
ti govorićeš
on/ona/ono govoriće
mi govorićemo
vi govorićete
oni/one/ona govoriće

Kondicional (Conditional)

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

Pronoun Conjugation (masc./fem.)
ja bih govorio/govorila
ti bi govorio/govorila
on/ona/ono bi govorio/govorila
mi bismo govorili/govorile
vi biste govorili/govorile
oni/one/ona bi govorili/govorile

Imperativ (Imperative)

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

Person Form
ti (singular) govori
mi (let's) govorimo
vi (plural/formal) govorite

Example Sentences (Primjeri)

Prezent

Govorim srpski.

I speak Serbian.

Pitanje

Govorite li engleski?

Do you speak English?

Imperativ

Govori sporije!

Speak more slowly!