poskusiti
poskusiti means "to try". It is perfective.
Imperfective partner: poskušati.
Present
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | poskusim | Poskusim razumeti. | I-try to-understand | I try to understand. |
| you | poskusiš | Ali poskusiš kavo? | whether you-try coffee | Will you try the coffee? |
| he, she, it | poskusi | Sestra poskusi vino. | sister tries wine | My sister tries the wine. |
| we two | poskusiva | Midva poskusiva jutri. | we-two we-two-try tomorrow | The two of us will try tomorrow. |
| you two | poskusita | Ali poskusita sir? | whether you-two-try cheese | Will you two try the cheese? |
| they two | poskusita | Brat in sestra poskusita govoriti slovensko. | brother and sister they-two-try to-speak Slovenian | My brother and sister try to speak Slovenian. |
| we | poskusimo | Poskusimo! | we-try | Let's try! |
| you (plural, or formal) | poskusite | Ali poskusite vino? | whether you-all-try wine | Will you try the wine? |
| they | poskusijo | Oni poskusijo meso. | they they-try meat | They try the meat. |
Past
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | poskusil sem / poskusila sem | Poskusil sem. | tried I-am | I tried. |
| you | poskusil si / poskusila si | Ali si poskusila sir? | whether you-are tried cheese | Did you try the cheese? (to a woman) |
| he, she, it | poskusil je / poskusila je / poskusilo je | Brat je poskusil vino. | brother is tried wine | My brother tried the wine. |
| we two | poskusila sva / poskusili sva | Poskusila sva govoriti slovensko. | tried we-two-are to-speak Slovenian | The two of us tried to speak Slovenian. |
| you two | poskusila sta / poskusili sta | Ali sta poskusila kavo? | whether you-two-are tried coffee | Did you two try the coffee? |
| they two | poskusila sta / poskusili sta / poskusili sta | Brat in sestra sta poskusila meso. | brother and sister they-two-are tried meat | My brother and sister tried the meat. |
| we | poskusili smo / poskusile smo | Poskusili smo. | tried we-are | We tried. |
| you (plural, or formal) | poskusili ste / poskusile ste | Ali ste poskusili kruh? | whether you-all-are tried bread | Did you try the bread? |
| they | poskusili so / poskusile so / poskusila so | Oni so poskusili razumeti. | they they-are tried to-understand | They tried to understand. |
Future
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | poskusil bom / poskusila bom | Poskusil bom. | tried I-will-be | I will try. |
| you | poskusil boš / poskusila boš | Ali boš poskusila? | whether you-will-be tried | Will you try? (to a woman) |
| he, she, it | poskusil bo / poskusila bo / poskusilo bo | Sestra bo poskusila vino. | sister will-be tried wine | My sister will try the wine. |
| we two | poskusila bova / poskusili bova | Poskusila bova. | tried we-two-will-be | The two of us will try. |
| you two | poskusila bosta / poskusili bosta | Ali bosta poskusila sir? | whether you-two-will-be tried cheese | Will you two try the cheese? |
| they two | poskusila bosta / poskusili bosta / poskusili bosta | Brat in sestra bosta poskusila. | brother and sister they-two-will-be tried | My brother and sister will try. |
| we | poskusili bomo / poskusile bomo | Poskusili bomo govoriti slovensko. | tried we-will-be to-speak Slovenian | We will try to speak Slovenian. |
| you (plural, or formal) | poskusili boste / poskusile boste | Ali boste poskusili? | whether you-all-will-be tried | Will you try? |
| they | poskusili bodo / poskusile bodo / poskusila bodo | Oni bodo poskusili meso. | they they-will-be tried meat | They will try the meat. |
The -l form
| Number | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | poskusil | poskusila | poskusilo |
| dual | poskusila | poskusili | poskusili |
| plural | poskusili | poskusile | poskusila |