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Conjugation of the Serbo-Croatian Verb "uzeti"

uzeti
to take
Type
Group II (e-conjugation)
Aspect (vid)
perfective
Aspect Pair
uzimati (imperf.)

Prezent (Present Tense)

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

Pronoun Conjugation
ja uzmem
ti uzmeš
on/ona/ono uzme
mi uzmemo
vi uzmete
oni/one/ona uzmu

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 uzeo uzeo sam
Feminine singular uzela uzela sam
Neuter singular uzelo uzelo je (3rd person)
Masculine plural uzeli uzeli smo (1st pl.)
Feminine plural uzele uzele smo (1st pl.)

Futur I (Future Tense)

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

Pronoun Conjugation
ja uzeću
ti uzećeš
on/ona/ono uzeće
mi uzećemo
vi uzećete
oni/one/ona uzeće

Kondicional (Conditional)

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

Pronoun Conjugation (masc./fem.)
ja bih uzeo/uzela
ti bi uzeo/uzela
on/ona/ono bi uzeo/uzela
mi bismo uzeli/uzele
vi biste uzeli/uzele
oni/one/ona bi uzeli/uzele

Imperativ (Imperative)

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

Person Form
ti (singular) uzmi
mi (let's) uzmimo
vi (plural/formal) uzmite

Example Sentences (Primjeri)

Perfekat

Uzeo sam taksi.

I took a taxi.

Imperativ

Uzmi ovo!

Take this!

Futur

Uzeću jednu.

I will take one.