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Conjugation of the Serbo-Croatian Verb "pisati"

pisati
to write
Type
Group II (e-conjugation)
Aspect (vid)
imperfective
Aspect Pair
napisati (perf.)

Prezent (Present Tense)

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

Pronoun Conjugation
ja pišem
ti pišeš
on/ona/ono piše
mi pišemo
vi pišete
oni/one/ona pišu

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 pisao pisao sam
Feminine singular pisala pisala sam
Neuter singular pisalo pisalo je (3rd person)
Masculine plural pisali pisali smo (1st pl.)
Feminine plural pisale pisale smo (1st pl.)

Futur I (Future Tense)

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

Pronoun Conjugation
ja pisaću
ti pisaćeš
on/ona/ono pisaće
mi pisaćemo
vi pisaćete
oni/one/ona pisaće

Kondicional (Conditional)

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

Pronoun Conjugation (masc./fem.)
ja bih pisao/pisala
ti bi pisao/pisala
on/ona/ono bi pisao/pisala
mi bismo pisali/pisale
vi biste pisali/pisale
oni/one/ona bi pisali/pisale

Imperativ (Imperative)

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

Person Form
ti (singular) piši
mi (let's) pišimo
vi (plural/formal) pišite

Example Sentences (Primjeri)

Prezent

Pišem pismo.

I'm writing a letter.

Perfekat

Napisao sam e-mail.

I wrote an email. (perf.)

Imperativ

Piši mi!

Write to me!