biti
biti means "to be". It is imperfective.
The future is bom, boš, bo... on its own, with no participle.
Present
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | sem | Danes sem doma. | today I-am at-home | Today I am at home. |
| you | si | Ali si tukaj? | whether you-are here | Are you here? |
| he, she, it | je | Kava je dobra. | coffee is good | The coffee is good. |
| we two | sva | Midva sva prijatelja. | we-two we-two-are friends | The two of us are friends. |
| you two | sta | Vidva sta tukaj. | you-two you-two-are here | You two are here. |
| they two | sta | Brat in sestra sta doma. | brother and sister they-two-are at-home | My brother and sister are at home. |
| we | smo | Mi smo v Ljubljani. | we we-are in Ljubljana | We are in Ljubljana. |
| you (plural, or formal) | ste | Ali ste iz Amerike? | whether you-all-are out-of America | Are you from America? |
| they | so | Oni so v hotelu. | they they-are in hotel | They are in the hotel. |
Past
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | bil sem / bila sem | Včeraj sem bil doma. | yesterday I-am been at-home | Yesterday I was at home. |
| you | bil si / bila si | Ali si bila v Ljubljani? | whether you-are been in Ljubljana | Were you in Ljubljana? (to a woman) |
| he, she, it | bil je / bila je / bilo je | Kava je bila dobra. | coffee is been good | The coffee was good. |
| we two | bila sva / bili sva | Midva sva bila doma. | we-two we-two-are been at-home | The two of us were at home. |
| you two | bila sta / bili sta | Ali sta bila v hotelu? | whether you-two-are been in hotel | Were you two in the hotel? |
| they two | bila sta / bili sta / bili sta | Brat in sestra sta bila tukaj. | brother and sister they-two-are been here | My brother and sister were here. |
| we | bili smo / bile smo | Včeraj smo bili v mestu. | yesterday we-are been in town | Yesterday we were in town. |
| you (plural, or formal) | bili ste / bile ste | Kje ste bili? | where you-all-are been | Where were you? |
| they | bili so / bile so / bila so | Oni so bili doma. | they they-are been at-home | They were at home. |
Future
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | bom | Jutri bom doma. | tomorrow I-will-be at-home | Tomorrow I will be at home. |
| you | boš | Kje boš zvečer? | where you-will-be in-the-evening | Where will you be this evening? |
| he, she, it | bo | Kosilo bo ob petih. | lunch will-be at five | Lunch will be at five. |
| we two | bova | Midva bova tukaj. | we-two we-two-will-be here | The two of us will be here. |
| you two | bosta | Ali bosta doma? | whether you-two-will-be at-home | Will you two be at home? |
| they two | bosta | Brat in sestra bosta v Ljubljani. | brother and sister they-two-will-be in Ljubljana | My brother and sister will be in Ljubljana. |
| we | bomo | Jutri bomo v hotelu. | tomorrow we-will-be in hotel | Tomorrow we will be in the hotel. |
| you (plural, or formal) | boste | Kdaj boste doma? | when you-all-will-be at-home | When will you be home? |
| they | bodo | Oni bodo tukaj. | they they-will-be here | They will be here. |
The -l form
| Number | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | bil | bila | bilo |
| dual | bila | bili | bili |
| plural | bili | bile | bila |