morati
morati means "must, to have to". It is imperfective.
Present
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | moram | Moram delati. | I-must to-work | I have to work. |
| you | moraš | Ali moraš iti? | whether you-must to-go | Do you have to go? |
| he, she, it | mora | Sestra mora spati. | sister must to-sleep | My sister has to sleep. |
| we two | morava | Midva morava iti. | we-two we-two-must to-go | The two of us have to go. |
| you two | morata | Ali morata delati? | whether you-two-must to-work | Do you two have to work? |
| they two | morata | Brat in sestra morata delati. | brother and sister they-two-must to-work | My brother and sister have to work. |
| we | moramo | Danes moramo delati. | today we-must to-work | We have to work today. |
| you (plural, or formal) | morate | Ali morate iti? | whether you-all-must to-go | Do you have to go? |
| they | morajo | Otroci morajo spati. | children must to-sleep | The children have to sleep. |
Past
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | moral sem / morala sem | Moral sem delati. | had-to I-am to-work | I had to work. |
| you | moral si / morala si | Ali si morala iti? | whether you-are had-to to-go | Did you have to go? (to a woman) |
| he, she, it | moral je / morala je / moralo je | Brat je moral delati. | brother is had-to to-work | My brother had to work. |
| we two | morala sva / morali sva | Morala sva iti. | had-to we-two-are to-go | The two of us had to go. |
| you two | morala sta / morali sta | Ali sta morala delati? | whether you-two-are had-to to-work | Did you two have to work? |
| they two | morala sta / morali sta / morali sta | Brat in sestra sta morala iti. | brother and sister they-two-are had-to to-go | My brother and sister had to go. |
| we | morali smo / morale smo | Morali smo delati. | had-to we-are to-work | We had to work. |
| you (plural, or formal) | morali ste / morale ste | Ali ste morali iti? | whether you-all-are had-to to-go | Did you have to go? |
| they | morali so / morale so / morala so | Otroci so morali spati. | children are had-to to-sleep | The children had to sleep. |
Future
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | moral bom / morala bom | Jutri bom moral delati. | tomorrow I-will-be had-to to-work | Tomorrow I will have to work. |
| you | moral boš / morala boš | Ali boš morala iti? | whether you-will-be had-to to-go | Will you have to go? (to a woman) |
| he, she, it | moral bo / morala bo / moralo bo | Sestra bo morala delati. | sister will-be had-to to-work | My sister will have to work. |
| we two | morala bova / morali bova | Morala bova iti. | had-to we-two-will-be to-go | The two of us will have to go. |
| you two | morala bosta / morali bosta | Ali bosta morala delati? | whether you-two-will-be had-to to-work | Will you two have to work? |
| they two | morala bosta / morali bosta / morali bosta | Brat in sestra bosta morala iti. | brother and sister they-two-will-be had-to to-go | My brother and sister will have to go. |
| we | morali bomo / morale bomo | Morali bomo delati. | had-to we-will-be to-work | We will have to work. |
| you (plural, or formal) | morali boste / morale boste | Ali boste morali iti? | whether you-all-will-be had-to to-go | Will you have to go? |
| they | morali bodo / morale bodo / morala bodo | Otroci bodo morali spati. | children will-be had-to to-sleep | The children will have to sleep. |
The -l form
| Number | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | moral | morala | moralo |
| dual | morala | morali | morali |
| plural | morali | morale | morala |