brati
brati means "to read". It is imperfective. Its partner is prebrati ↗.
Present
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | berem | Berem knjigo. | I-read book | I'm reading a book. |
| you | bereš | Kaj bereš? | what you-read | What are you reading? |
| he, she, it | bere | Brat bere knjigo. | brother reads book | My brother is reading a book. |
| we two | bereva | Midva bereva. | we-two we-two-read | The two of us are reading. |
| you two | bereta | Kaj bereta? | what you-two-read | What are you two reading? |
| they two | bereta | Brat in sestra bereta knjigo. | brother and sister they-two-read book | My brother and sister are reading a book. |
| we | beremo | Zvečer beremo. | in-the-evening we-read | We read in the evening. |
| you (plural, or formal) | berete | Kaj berete? | what you-all-read | What are you reading? |
| they | berejo | Otroci berejo v šoli. | children read in school | The children read at school. |
Past
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | bral sem / brala sem | Bral sem knjigo. | read I-am book | I was reading a book. |
| you | bral si / brala si | Kaj si brala? | what you-are read | What were you reading? (to a woman) |
| he, she, it | bral je / brala je / bralo je | Sestra je brala pismo. | sister is read letter | My sister was reading a letter. |
| we two | brala sva / brali sva | Brala sva knjigo. | read we-two-are book | The two of us were reading a book. |
| you two | brala sta / brali sta | Kaj sta brala? | what you-two-are read | What were you two reading? |
| they two | brala sta / brali sta / brali sta | Brat in sestra sta brala. | brother and sister they-two-are read | My brother and sister were reading. |
| we | brali smo / brale smo | Brali smo zvečer. | read we-are in-the-evening | We read in the evening. |
| you (plural, or formal) | brali ste / brale ste | Ali ste brali knjigo? | whether you-all-are read book | Have you read the book? |
| they | brali so / brale so / brala so | Otroci so brali v šoli. | children are read in school | The children were reading at school. |
Future
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | bral bom / brala bom | Bral bom zvečer. | read I-will-be in-the-evening | I will read in the evening. |
| you | bral boš / brala boš | Kaj boš bral? | what you-will-be read | What will you read? |
| he, she, it | bral bo / brala bo / bralo bo | Sestra bo brala knjigo. | sister will-be read book | My sister will read a book. |
| we two | brala bova / brali bova | Brala bova jutri. | read we-two-will-be tomorrow | The two of us will read tomorrow. |
| you two | brala bosta / brali bosta | Kaj bosta brala? | what you-two-will-be read | What will you two read? |
| they two | brala bosta / brali bosta / brali bosta | Brat in sestra bosta brala. | brother and sister they-two-will-be read | My brother and sister will read. |
| we | brali bomo / brale bomo | Brali bomo doma. | read we-will-be at-home | We will read at home. |
| you (plural, or formal) | brali boste / brale boste | Kaj boste brali? | what you-all-will-be read | What will you read? |
| they | brali bodo / brale bodo / brala bodo | Otroci bodo brali v šoli. | children will-be read in school | The children will read at school. |
The -l form
| Number | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | bral | brala | bralo |
| dual | brala | brali | brali |
| plural | brali | brale | brala |