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Conjugation of the Serbo-Croatian Verb "jesti"

jesti
to eat
Type
Irregular
Aspect (vid)
imperfective
Aspect Pair
pojesti (perf.)

Prezent (Present Tense)

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

Pronoun Conjugation
ja jedem
ti jedeš
on/ona/ono jede
mi jedemo
vi jedete
oni/one/ona jedu

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 jeo jeo sam
Feminine singular jela jela sam
Neuter singular jelo jelo je (3rd person)
Masculine plural jeli jeli smo (1st pl.)
Feminine plural jele jele smo (1st pl.)

Futur I (Future Tense)

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

Pronoun Conjugation
ja ješću
ti ješćeš
on/ona/ono ješće
mi ješćemo
vi ješćete
oni/one/ona ješće

Kondicional (Conditional)

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

Pronoun Conjugation (masc./fem.)
ja bih jeo/jela
ti bi jeo/jela
on/ona/ono bi jeo/jela
mi bismo jeli/jele
vi biste jeli/jele
oni/one/ona bi jeli/jele

Imperativ (Imperative)

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

Person Form
ti (singular) jedi
mi (let's) jedimo
vi (plural/formal) jedite

Example Sentences (Primjeri)

Prezent

Jedem doručak.

I'm eating breakfast.

Perfekat

Jeli smo u restoranu.

We ate at a restaurant.

Imperativ

Jedi!

Eat!