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Conjugation of the Serbo-Croatian Verb "reći"

reći
to say / to tell
Type
Irregular
Aspect (vid)
perfective
Aspect Pair
govoriti (imperf.)

Prezent (Present Tense)

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

Pronoun Conjugation
ja reknem
ti rekneš
on/ona/ono rekne
mi reknemo
vi reknete
oni/one/ona reknu

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 rekao rekao sam
Feminine singular rekla rekla sam
Neuter singular reklo reklo je (3rd person)
Masculine plural rekli rekli smo (1st pl.)
Feminine plural rekle rekle smo (1st pl.)

Futur I (Future Tense)

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

Pronoun Conjugation
ja reći ću
ti reći ćeš
on/ona/ono reći će
mi reći ćemo
vi reći ćete
oni/one/ona reći 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 rekao/rekla
ti bi rekao/rekla
on/ona/ono bi rekao/rekla
mi bismo rekli/rekle
vi biste rekli/rekle
oni/one/ona bi rekli/rekle

Imperativ (Imperative)

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

Person Form
ti (singular) reci
mi (let's) recimo
vi (plural/formal) recite

Example Sentences (Primjeri)

Perfekat

Rekao sam ti.

I told you.

Imperativ

Reci mi!

Tell me!

Futur

Reći ću ti sutra.

I will tell you tomorrow.