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### Regular Verbs Ending in -iti

Now that you know how to conjugate verbs ending in *-ati*, let's look at another very common group: verbs ending in *-iti*, such as *raditi* (to work) or *učiti* (to learn).

To form the present tense, drop the *-iti* from the infinitive to find the verb stem, and add the appropriate endings. Notice that for verbs in this group, the "they" form ending is *-e*.

| Pronoun | Ending | Example (*raditi*) |
|---|---|---|
| ja (I) | -im | radim |
| ti (you informal) | -iš | radiš |
| on / ona / ono (he/she/it) | -i | radi |
| mi (we) | -imo | radimo |
| vi / Vi (you plural/formal) | -ite | radite |
| oni / one / ona (they) | -e | rade |

Just like with *-ati* verbs, subject pronouns are usually dropped in everyday conversation because the verb ending clearly tells you who is performing the action.

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### Languages and Communication

Verbs related to communication and studying, like *učiti* (to learn) and *govoriti* (to speak), also follow this regular *-iti* pattern. When talking about languages, words like *hrvatski* (Croatian) and *engleski* (English) simply follow the verb.

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### Quantities and Contrasts

You can describe the extent of an action using adverbs like *puno* (a lot) and *malo* (a little). 

To connect or contrast different ideas, you can use the conjunctions *ali* (but) or *a* (and/while, often used to draw a contrast between two subjects or actions).

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### Thinking and Seeking

Other extremely common *-iti* verbs include *misliti* (to think) and *tražiti* (to look for). Remember that while pronouns are usually dropped, you can always include them to be polite (using the formal *Vi*) or to add emphasis to the subject.

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Regular present tense (-iti)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

prep

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular pronouns and to be (sam, si, je)

Noun genders (-Ø, -a, -o/-e)

Demonstrative pronouns (ovaj, ova, ovo)

Plural pronouns and to be (smo, ste, su)

Masculine plural nouns (-i)

Feminine plural nouns (-e)

Neuter plural nouns (-a)

Full verb to be (jesam, jesi)

Negative verb to be (nisam, nisi)

Yes/no questions (je li)

Wh- questions (tko, gdje)

Formal vs informal address (ti vs Vi)

Regular present tense (-ati)

Regular present tense (-jeti)

Verb negation (ne)

The verb to have (imati / nemati)

Inanimate direct objects

Feminine direct objects (-u)

Plural direct objects (-e, -a)

Accusative pronouns (me, te, ga, ju)

Adjective agreement

Plural adjectives

Accusative adjectives

Numbers 1 to 10 (jedan, dva, tri)

The locative case (-u)

Feminine locative (-i)

The verb to go (ići)

Destination (u, na)

The genitive case (-a)

Accusative pronouns (nas, vas, ga, ih)

Animate masculine accusative (-a)

Adjective agreement for animate masculine (-og, -eg)

The verb can (moći)

The verb must (morati)

The verb to want (htjeti, hoću)

The future tense (ću/ćeš + infinitive)

The past tense: l-participle (radio, radila)

Past tense word order (Prvo sam radio...)

Past tense with plural subjects (-li, -le, -la)

Feminine genitive singular (-e)

Possession and origin (od, iz)

Negative existence (nema)

Numbers 2, 3, and 4

Genitive plural (-a)

Numbers 11 to 20

Past tense negation (nisam)

Past tense questions (jeste li)

Dative singular

Dative pronouns (ti, mu, joj)

Past tense negation (nisam, nisi...)

Double object pronouns (mu ga, ti ju...)

Reflexive verbs (se)

Reflexive clitic word order

Commands and requests (radi, radite)

Plural demonstratives (ovi, ove, ova)

Possessive determiners (moj, naš, njegov)

Greetings (Dobar dan, doviđenja)

The body: Boli me glava

Directions (lijevo, desno, ravno)

There is, there are (ima)

Politeness (molim vas, hvala lijepa)

How you feel (Sviđa mi se)

Counting by tens to 100 (trideset, četrdeset...)

Quantifiers with the genitive case (malo, puno...)

Adjective agreement in the genitive singular (-og, -e)

Adjective agreement in the genitive plural (-ih)

Genitive prepositions (kod, do, bez...)

Asking what kind and which (kakav, koji)

Possessive determiners (njegov, njezin...)

Possessives in the accusative case

The reflexive possessive (svoj)

Indefinite pronouns (netko, nešto, neki)

Negative pronouns (nitko, ništa)

The verb to need (trebati)

Reciprocal verbs (se)

Introduction to verbal aspect

Perfective verbs with prefixes

Perfective verbs with stem changes

Irregular perfective verbs

Aspect in the past tense

Aspect in the future tense

Vehicular motion (voziti se, putovati)

Arrival and departure ('doći', 'otići')

Entering and exiting ('ući', 'izaći')

Singular accompaniment ('s', 'sa')

Plural instrumental nouns (-ima, -ama)

Question	Answer
to work	raditi
What are you doing here?	Što radiš ovdje?
company	tvrtka
The company is working today.	Tvrtka danas radi.
Where is the company?	Gdje je tvrtka?
to learn	učiti
Croatian	hrvatski
We are learning Croatian.	Učimo hrvatski.
Is Croatian hard?	Je li hrvatski težak?
to speak	govoriti
English	engleski
The teacher speaks English.	Učitelj govori engleski.
The student is learning English.	Student uči engleski.
a lot	puno
They do not speak a lot.	Ne govore puno.
a little	malo
I learn a little, but I work a lot.	Malo učim, ali puno radim.
to think	misliti
They think a little, and speak a lot.	Malo misle, a puno govore.
I think, but I am not sure.	Mislim, ali nisam siguran.
to look for / to demand, request	tražiti
What are you looking for there?	Što Vi tražite tamo?
We are looking for a restaurant.	Tražimo restoran.

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