imenovati se
imenovati se means "to be called". It is imperfective.
Present
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | imenujem se | Imenujem se Brandon. | I-call myself Brandon | My name is Brandon. |
| you | imenuješ se | Kako se imenuješ? | how yourself you-call | What's your name? |
| he, she, it | imenuje se | Kako se imenuje mesto? | how itself calls town | What is the town called? |
| we two | imenujeva se | Imenujeva se Ana in Marko. | we-two-call ourselves Ana and Marko | We are Ana and Marko. |
| you two | imenujeta se | Kako se imenujeta? | how yourselves you-two-call | What are your names? (to two people) |
| they two | imenujeta se | Brat in sestra se imenujeta Marko in Ana. | brother and sister themselves they-two-call Marko and Ana | My brother and sister are called Marko and Ana. |
| we | imenujemo se | Imenujemo se Novak. | we-call ourselves Novak | Our surname is Novak. |
| you (plural, or formal) | imenujete se | Kako se imenujete? | how yourselves you-all-call | What is your name? (formal) |
| they | imenujejo se | Kako se imenujejo otroci? | how themselves call children | What are the children called? |
Past
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | imenoval sem se / imenovala sem se | Imenoval sem se Marko. | called I-am myself Marko | My name was Marko. |
| you | imenoval si se / imenovala si se | Kako si se imenovala? | how you-are yourself called | What was your name? (to a woman) |
| he, she, it | imenoval se je / imenovala se je / imenovalo se je | Hotel se je imenoval Park. | hotel itself is called Park | The hotel was called Park. |
| we two | imenovala sva se / imenovali sva se | Imenovala sva se Novak. | called we-two-are ourselves Novak | The two of us were called Novak. |
| you two | imenovala sta se / imenovali sta se | Kako sta se imenovala? | how you-two-are yourselves called | What were your names? (to two people) |
| they two | imenovala sta se / imenovali sta se / imenovali sta se | Brat in sestra sta se imenovala Marko in Ana. | brother and sister they-two-are themselves called Marko and Ana | My brother and sister were called Marko and Ana. |
| we | imenovali smo se / imenovale smo se | Imenovali smo se Novak. | called we-are ourselves Novak | Our surname was Novak. |
| you (plural, or formal) | imenovali ste se / imenovale ste se | Kako ste se imenovali? | how you-all-are yourselves called | What was your name? (formal) |
| they | imenovali so se / imenovale so se / imenovala so se | Kako so se imenovali? | how they-are themselves called | What were they called? |
Future
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | imenoval se bom / imenovala se bom | Imenoval se bom Marko. | called myself I-will-be Marko | My name will be Marko. |
| you | imenoval se boš / imenovala se boš | Kako se boš imenovala? | how yourself you-will-be called | What will your name be? (to a woman) |
| he, she, it | imenoval se bo / imenovala se bo / imenovalo se bo | Kako se bo imenoval hotel? | how itself will-be called hotel | What will the hotel be called? |
| we two | imenovala se bova / imenovali se bova | Imenovala se bova Novak. | called ourselves we-two-will-be Novak | The two of us will be called Novak. |
| you two | imenovala se bosta / imenovali se bosta | Kako se bosta imenovala? | how yourselves you-two-will-be called | What will your names be? (to two people) |
| they two | imenovala se bosta / imenovali se bosta / imenovali se bosta | Brat in sestra se bosta imenovala Novak. | brother and sister themselves they-two-will-be called Novak | My brother and sister will be called Novak. |
| we | imenovali se bomo / imenovale se bomo | Imenovali se bomo Novak. | called ourselves we-will-be Novak | Our surname will be Novak. |
| you (plural, or formal) | imenovali se boste / imenovale se boste | Kako se boste imenovali? | how yourselves you-all-will-be called | What will your name be? (formal) |
| they | imenovali se bodo / imenovale se bodo / imenovala se bodo | Kako se bodo imenovali otroci? | how themselves will-be called children | What will the children be called? |
The -l form
| Number | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | imenoval | imenovala | imenovalo |
| dual | imenovala | imenovali | imenovali |
| plural | imenovali | imenovale | imenovala |