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Conjugation of the Serbo-Croatian Verb "moći"

moći
to be able to / can
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 mogu
ti možeš
on/ona/ono može
mi možemo
vi možete
oni/one/ona mogu

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 mogao mogao sam
Feminine singular mogla mogla sam
Neuter singular moglo moglo je (3rd person)
Masculine plural mogli mogli smo (1st pl.)
Feminine plural mogle mogle smo (1st pl.)

Futur I (Future Tense)

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

Pronoun Conjugation
ja moći ću
ti moći ćeš
on/ona/ono moći će
mi moći ćemo
vi moći ćete
oni/one/ona moći će

Kondicional (Conditional)

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

Pronoun Conjugation (masc./fem.)
ja bih mogao/mogla
ti bi mogao/mogla
on/ona/ono bi mogao/mogla
mi bismo mogli/mogle
vi biste mogli/mogle
oni/one/ona bi mogli/mogle

Example Sentences (Primjeri)

Prezent

Mogu ti pomoći.

I can help you.

Negativan

Ne mogu doći.

I can't come.

Kondicional

Mogao bi mi reći?

Could you tell me?