povedati
povedati means "to tell". It is perfective.
Present
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | povem | Povem ti. | I-tell to-you | I'll tell you. |
| you | poveš | Ali mi poveš, kje je hotel? | whether to-me you-tell, where is hotel | Will you tell me where the hotel is? |
| he, she, it | pove | Brat ji pove. | brother to-her tells | My brother tells her. |
| we two | poveva | Midva ti poveva. | we-two to-you we-two-tell | The two of us will tell you. |
| you two | povesta | Ali mi povesta? | whether to-me you-two-tell | Will you two tell me? |
| they two | povesta | Brat in sestra mu povesta. | brother and sister to-him they-two-tell | My brother and sister tell him. |
| we | povemo | Povemo vam jutri. | we-tell to-you-all tomorrow | We'll tell you tomorrow. |
| you (plural, or formal) | poveste | Ali mi poveste, koliko stane? | whether to-me you-all-tell, how-much it-costs | Will you tell me how much it costs? |
| they | povedo | Oni nam povedo. | they to-us they-tell | They tell us. |
Past
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | povedal sem / povedala sem | Povedal sem ji. | told I-am to-her | I told her. |
| you | povedal si / povedala si | Kaj si mu povedala? | what you-are to-him told | What did you tell him? (to a woman) |
| he, she, it | povedal je / povedala je / povedalo je | Sestra mi je povedala. | sister to-me is told | My sister told me. |
| we two | povedala sva / povedali sva | Povedala sva mu. | told we-two-are to-him | The two of us told him. |
| you two | povedala sta / povedali sta | Kaj sta ji povedala? | what you-two-are to-her told | What did you two tell her? |
| they two | povedala sta / povedali sta / povedali sta | Brat in sestra sta nam povedala. | brother and sister they-two-are to-us told | My brother and sister told us. |
| we | povedali smo / povedale smo | Povedali smo jim. | told we-are to-them | We told them. |
| you (plural, or formal) | povedali ste / povedale ste | Kaj ste mu povedali? | what you-all-are to-him told | What did you tell him? |
| they | povedali so / povedale so / povedala so | Oni so mi povedali. | they they-are to-me told | They told me. |
Future
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | povedal bom / povedala bom | Povedal ti bom. | told to-you I-will-be | I will tell you. |
| you | povedal boš / povedala boš | Ali mi boš povedala? | whether to-me you-will-be told | Will you tell me? (to a woman) |
| he, she, it | povedal bo / povedala bo / povedalo bo | Brat ji bo povedal. | brother to-her will-be told | My brother will tell her. |
| we two | povedala bova / povedali bova | Povedala vam bova. | told to-you-all we-two-will-be | The two of us will tell you. |
| you two | povedala bosta / povedali bosta | Ali nam bosta povedala? | whether to-us you-two-will-be told | Will you two tell us? |
| they two | povedala bosta / povedali bosta / povedali bosta | Brat in sestra mu bosta povedala. | brother and sister to-him they-two-will-be told | My brother and sister will tell him. |
| we | povedali bomo / povedale bomo | Povedali ti bomo. | told to-you we-will-be | We will tell you. |
| you (plural, or formal) | povedali boste / povedale boste | Kaj mu boste povedali? | what to-him you-all-will-be told | What will you tell him? |
| they | povedali bodo / povedale bodo / povedala bodo | Oni nam bodo povedali. | they to-us they-will-be told | They will tell us. |
The -l form
| Number | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | povedal | povedala | povedalo |
| dual | povedala | povedali | povedali |
| plural | povedali | povedale | povedala |