pomagati
pomagati means "to help". It is imperfective.
Takes the dative: pomagam bratu.
Present
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | pomagam | Pomagam bratu. | I-help to-brother | I'm helping my brother. |
| you | pomagaš | Ali mi pomagaš? | whether to-me you-help | Will you help me? |
| he, she, it | pomaga | Sestra pomaga otroku. | sister helps to-child | My sister is helping the child. |
| we two | pomagava | Midva ti pomagava. | we-two to-you we-two-help | The two of us will help you. |
| you two | pomagata | Ali nam pomagata? | whether to-us you-two-help | Will you two help us? |
| they two | pomagata | Brat in sestra pomagata materi. | brother and sister they-two-help to-mother | My brother and sister help our mother. |
| we | pomagamo | Radi pomagamo. | gladly we-help | We're happy to help. |
| you (plural, or formal) | pomagate | Ali mi lahko pomagate? | whether to-me easily you-all-help | Can you help me? |
| they | pomagajo | Oni nam pomagajo. | they to-us they-help | They help us. |
Past
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | pomagal sem / pomagala sem | Pomagal sem bratu. | helped I-am to-brother | I helped my brother. |
| you | pomagal si / pomagala si | Ali si mu pomagala? | whether you-are to-him helped | Did you help him? (to a woman) |
| he, she, it | pomagal je / pomagala je / pomagalo je | Sestra mi je pomagala. | sister to-me is helped | My sister helped me. |
| we two | pomagala sva / pomagali sva | Pomagala sva ji. | helped we-two-are to-her | The two of us helped her. |
| you two | pomagala sta / pomagali sta | Ali sta mu pomagala? | whether you-two-are to-him helped | Did you two help him? |
| they two | pomagala sta / pomagali sta / pomagali sta | Brat in sestra sta nam pomagala. | brother and sister they-two-are to-us helped | My brother and sister helped us. |
| we | pomagali smo / pomagale smo | Pomagali smo otroku. | helped we-are to-child | We helped the child. |
| you (plural, or formal) | pomagali ste / pomagale ste | Ali ste ji pomagali? | whether you-all-are to-her helped | Did you help her? |
| they | pomagali so / pomagale so / pomagala so | Oni so nam pomagali. | they they-are to-us helped | They helped us. |
Future
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | pomagal bom / pomagala bom | Pomagal ti bom. | helped to-you I-will-be | I will help you. |
| you | pomagal boš / pomagala boš | Ali mi boš pomagala? | whether to-me you-will-be helped | Will you help me? (to a woman) |
| he, she, it | pomagal bo / pomagala bo / pomagalo bo | Brat ji bo pomagal. | brother to-her will-be helped | My brother will help her. |
| we two | pomagala bova / pomagali bova | Pomagala vam bova. | helped to-you-all we-two-will-be | The two of us will help you. |
| you two | pomagala bosta / pomagali bosta | Ali nam bosta pomagala? | whether to-us you-two-will-be helped | Will you two help us? |
| they two | pomagala bosta / pomagali bosta / pomagali bosta | Brat in sestra mu bosta pomagala. | brother and sister to-him they-two-will-be helped | My brother and sister will help him. |
| we | pomagali bomo / pomagale bomo | Pomagali ti bomo. | helped to-you we-will-be | We will help you. |
| you (plural, or formal) | pomagali boste / pomagale boste | Ali mi boste pomagali? | whether to-me you-all-will-be helped | Will you help me? |
| they | pomagali bodo / pomagale bodo / pomagala bodo | Oni nam bodo pomagali. | they to-us they-will-be helped | They will help us. |
The -l form
| Number | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | pomagal | pomagala | pomagalo |
| dual | pomagala | pomagali | pomagali |
| plural | pomagali | pomagale | pomagala |