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Conjugation of the Serbo-Croatian Verb "znati"

znati
to know (a fact)
Type
Group I (a-conjugation)
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 znam
ti znaš
on/ona/ono zna
mi znamo
vi znate
oni/one/ona znaju

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 znao znao sam
Feminine singular znala znala sam
Neuter singular znalo znalo je (3rd person)
Masculine plural znali znali smo (1st pl.)
Feminine plural znale znale smo (1st pl.)

Futur I (Future Tense)

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

Pronoun Conjugation
ja znaću
ti znaćeš
on/ona/ono znaće
mi znećemo
vi znaćete
oni/one/ona znaće

Kondicional (Conditional)

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

Pronoun Conjugation (masc./fem.)
ja bih znao/znala
ti bi znao/znala
on/ona/ono bi znao/znala
mi bismo znali/znale
vi biste znali/znale
oni/one/ona bi znali/znale

Imperativ (Imperative)

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

Person Form
ti (singular) znaj
mi (let's) znajmo
vi (plural/formal) znajte

Example Sentences (Primjeri)

Prezent

Znam.

I know.

Negativan

Ne znam.

I don't know.

Perfekat

Nisam znao.

I didn't know.