Cjelina 6: Uloga medija
🔗 6 | 1 | Gramatika: Glagolski vid, 2. dio
Perfective and imperfective verbs
You learned last year already about aspectual pairs (perfective vs imperfective verbs). For this lesson, the goal is to show you that these pairs can sometimes use different set of verb endings as they change their infinitive form. Look at the following examples from today’s lesson. It is important that you learn these structures.
The table below gives you only the first person singular (ja form). Use this information to understand what type of endings each verb uses.
| perfective verb | imperfective verb |
|---|---|
| PRIKAZATI
(to depict / portray) ja prika-ž-em |
PRIKAZIVATI
(to depict / portray) ja prikaz-u-jem |
| POKAZATI
(to show) ja poka-ž-em |
POKAZIVATI
(to show) ja pokaz-u-jem |
| POVEZATI
(to connect) pove-ž-em |
POVEZIVATI
(to connect) ja povez-u-jem |
| KAZATI
(to say / tell) ja ka-ž-em |
KAZIVATI
(to say / tell) ja kaz-u-jem |
| POKUŠATI
(to try) ja pokuš-am |
POKUŠAVATI
(to try) ja pokušav-am |
| PREPOZNATI
(to recognize) ja prepozn-am |
PREPOZNAVATI
(to recognize) ja prepozna-jem |
6.1 Zadatak 1: Vježba
Look at the set of verbs and determine whether each verb is perfective, imperfective, or both. Use the example sentence as a guide to choose the correct aspect.
6.1 Zadatak 2: Tekst
Click on all imperfective verbs in the text.
6.1 Zadatak 3: Razumijevanje
Now that you’ve read the text, go ahead and answer the following questions.
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