Breakdown of Skiper je pogrešno pročitao vremensku prognozu.
biti
to be
pročitati
to read
skiper
skipper
vremenska prognoza
weather forecast
Questions & Answers about Skiper je pogrešno pročitao vremensku prognozu.
What tense is je pročitao?
It is the Croatian perfect tense, used for a completed action in the past.
It is made of:
- je = is, the 3rd person singular present of biti (to be), used here as an auxiliary
- pročitao = the past participle of pročitati (to read through, to finish reading)
So Skiper je pročitao... means The skipper read... or The skipper has read..., depending on context. In many cases, Croatian perfect corresponds to the English simple past.
Why is it pročitao and not some other form like pročitala?
Because pročitao agrees with the subject in gender and number.
Here, skiper is masculine singular, so the participle is masculine singular:
- masculine singular: pročitao
- feminine singular: pročitala
- neuter singular: pročitalo
- masculine plural: pročitali
So if the subject were a woman, you would say:
- Skiperica je pogrešno pročitala vremensku prognozu.
Why is the verb pročitati used instead of čitati?