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Conjugation of the Serbo-Croatian Verb "piti"

piti
to drink
Type
Group II (e-conjugation)
Aspect (vid)
imperfective
Aspect Pair
popiti (perf.)

Prezent (Present Tense)

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

Pronoun Conjugation
ja pijem
ti piješ
on/ona/ono pije
mi pijemo
vi pijete
oni/one/ona piju

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 pio pio sam
Feminine singular pila pila sam
Neuter singular pilo pilo je (3rd person)
Masculine plural pili pili smo (1st pl.)
Feminine plural pile pile smo (1st pl.)

Futur I (Future Tense)

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

Pronoun Conjugation
ja piću
ti pićeš
on/ona/ono piće
mi pićemo
vi pićete
oni/one/ona piće

Kondicional (Conditional)

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

Pronoun Conjugation (masc./fem.)
ja bih pio/pila
ti bi pio/pila
on/ona/ono bi pio/pila
mi bismo pili/pile
vi biste pili/pile
oni/one/ona bi pili/pile

Imperativ (Imperative)

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

Person Form
ti (singular) pij
mi (let's) pijmo
vi (plural/formal) pijte

Example Sentences (Primjeri)

Prezent

Pijem kafu svako jutro.

I drink coffee every morning.

Perfekat

Popio sam čaj.

I drank a tea. (perf.)

Pitanje

Šta piješ?

What are you drinking?