Slovenian for English Speakers

jesti

jesti means "to eat". It is imperfective. Its partner is pojesti ↗.

Je means both "is" and "eats".

Also heard: jejo.

Present

Person	Form	Example	Gloss	Translation
I	jem	Jem kruh.	I-eat bread	I'm eating bread.
you	ješ	Kaj ješ?	what you-eat	What are you eating?
he, she, it	je	Pes je meso.	dog eats meat	The dog is eating meat.
we two	jeva	Midva jeva sadje.	we-two we-two-eat fruit	The two of us are eating fruit.
you two	jesta	Kaj jesta?	what you-two-eat	What are you two eating?
they two	jesta	Brat in sestra jesta kosilo.	brother and sister they-two-eat lunch	My brother and sister are eating lunch.
we	jemo	Zvečer jemo doma.	in-the-evening we-eat at-home	We eat at home in the evening.
you (plural, or formal)	jeste	Ali jeste meso?	whether you-all-eat meat	Do you eat meat?
they	jedo	Otroci jedo kruh.	children eat bread	The children are eating bread.

Past

Person	Form	Example	Gloss	Translation
I	jedel sem / jedla sem	Jedel sem sir.	ate I-am cheese	I ate cheese.
you	jedel si / jedla si	Kaj si jedla?	what you-are ate	What did you eat? (to a woman)
he, she, it	jedel je / jedla je / jedlo je	Pes je jedel meso.	dog is ate meat	The dog ate meat.
we two	jedla sva / jedli sva	Jedla sva doma.	ate we-two-are at-home	The two of us ate at home.
you two	jedla sta / jedli sta	Kje sta jedla?	where you-two-are ate	Where did you two eat?
they two	jedla sta / jedli sta / jedli sta	Brat in sestra sta jedla sadje.	brother and sister they-two-are ate fruit	My brother and sister ate fruit.
we	jedli smo / jedle smo	Jedli smo v restavraciji.	ate we-are in restaurant	We ate in a restaurant.
you (plural, or formal)	jedli ste / jedle ste	Ali ste jedli?	whether you-all-are ate	Have you eaten?
they	jedli so / jedle so / jedla so	Otroci so jedli kruh.	children are ate bread	The children ate bread.

Future

Person	Form	Example	Gloss	Translation
I	jedel bom / jedla bom	Jedel bom doma.	ate I-will-be at-home	I will eat at home.
you	jedel boš / jedla boš	Kaj boš jedel?	what you-will-be ate	What will you eat?
he, she, it	jedel bo / jedla bo / jedlo bo	Sestra bo jedla sadje.	sister will-be ate fruit	My sister will eat fruit.
we two	jedla bova / jedli bova	Jedla bova zvečer.	ate we-two-will-be in-the-evening	The two of us will eat in the evening.
you two	jedla bosta / jedli bosta	Kje bosta jedla?	where you-two-will-be ate	Where will you two eat?
they two	jedla bosta / jedli bosta / jedli bosta	Brat in sestra bosta jedla kosilo.	brother and sister they-two-will-be ate lunch	My brother and sister will eat lunch.
we	jedli bomo / jedle bomo	Jedli bomo v restavraciji.	ate we-will-be in restaurant	We will eat in a restaurant.
you (plural, or formal)	jedli boste / jedle boste	Kaj boste jedli?	what you-all-will-be ate	What will you eat?
they	jedli bodo / jedle bodo / jedla bodo	Otroci bodo jedli doma.	children will-be ate at-home	The children will eat at home.

The -l form

Number	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
singular	jedel	jedla	jedlo
dual	jedla	jedli	jedli
plural	jedli	jedle	jedla