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Conjugation of the Serbo-Croatian Verb "htjeti"

htjeti
to want
Type
Irregular
Aspect (vid)
imperfective

Prezent (Present Tense)

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

Pronoun Conjugation
ja hoću (ću)
ti hoćeš (ćeš)
on/ona/ono hoće (će)
mi hoćemo (ćemo)
vi hoćete (ćete)
oni/one/ona hoće (će)

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 htio htio sam
Feminine singular htjela htjela sam
Neuter singular htjelo htjelo je (3rd person)
Masculine plural htjeli htjeli smo (1st pl.)
Feminine plural htjele htjele smo (1st pl.)

Futur I (Future Tense)

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

Pronoun Conjugation
ja htjeću
ti htjećeš
on/ona/ono htjeće
mi htjećemo
vi htjećete
oni/one/ona htjeće

Kondicional (Conditional)

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

Pronoun Conjugation (masc./fem.)
ja bih htio/htjela
ti bi htio/htjela
on/ona/ono bi htio/htjela
mi bismo htjeli/htjele
vi biste htjeli/htjele
oni/one/ona bi htjeli/htjele

Example Sentences (Primjeri)

Prezent

Hoću kafu.

I want a coffee.

Kondicional

Htio bih čašu vode.

I would like a glass of water.

Negativan

Neću ići.

I don't want to go.