Cjelina 9: U zdravom tijelu zdrav duh
⚙️ 9 | 2 | Lekcija 2: Životopis – Gramatika
The verbs “pisati” and “napisati”
The verb pisati (to write) changes its form a little bit when we conjugate the verb. Look at the table.
| audio | pronoun | verb form |
|---|---|---|
| ja | pi-š-em | |
| ti | pi-š-eš | |
| on/ona/ono | pi-š-e | |
| mi | pi-š-emo | |
| vi | pi-š-ete | |
| oni/one/ona | pi-š-u |
The verb pisati (imperfective form – ongoing, repetitive action) has its perfective aspectual pair. The verb napisati is the perfective form (completed, one-time action) also with the meaning of to write. Look at the following sentences to understand the differences better.
Imperfective: repetitive, ongoing
- Mario je pisao email cijeli dan. (Mario was writing an email the entire day.)
- Sandra je pisala CV satima. (Sandra was writing her CV for hours.)
Perfective form: one-time, completed
- Jesi li napisala CV? – Da! Jesam. Napokon. (Did you finish writing your CV? Yes! I did. Finally.)
- Kad napišem e-email, idem kod Davora. (When I finish writing my email, I’ll go to see Davor.)
The verbs “slati” and “poslati”
The verb slati (to send) changes its form a little bit when we conjugate it. Look at the table.
| audio | pronoun | verb form |
|---|---|---|
| ja | ša–lj-em | |
| ti | ša-lj-eš | |
| on/ona/ono | ša-lj-e | |
| mi | ša-lj-emo | |
| vi | ša-lj-ete | |
| oni/one/ona | ša-lj-u |
The verb slati (imperfective form – ongoing, repetitive action) also has its perfective aspectual pair. The verb poslati is the perfective form (completed, one-time action) also with the meaning of to send. Look at the following sentences to understand the differences better.
Imperfective: repetitive, ongoing
- Mario, što radiš? – Šaljem e-mail profesoru? (Mario, what are you doing? – Sending an email to my professor.)
- Kako su tvoji roditelji? Pričate li često? – Rijetko pričamo, često im šaljem e-mail. (How are your parents? Do you talk often? – Rarely we talk, mostly I’m sending them an email.)
Perfective form: one-time, completed
- Ines, jesi li poslala CV i molbu za posao? (Ines, did you send your CV and cover letter for the job?)
- James planira večeras poslati e-mail roditeljima. (James is planning to send an email to his parents tonight.)
