vedeti
vedeti means "to know (a fact)". It is imperfective.
Present
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | vem | Ne vem. | not I-know | I don't know. |
| you | veš | Ali veš? | whether you-know | Do you know? |
| he, she, it | ve | Brat ve odgovor. | brother knows answer | My brother knows the answer. |
| we two | veva | Midva veva. | we-two we-two-know | The two of us know. |
| you two | vesta | Ali vesta odgovor? | whether you-two-know answer | Do you two know the answer? |
| they two | vesta | Brat in sestra vesta. | brother and sister they-two-know | My brother and sister know. |
| we | vemo | Zdaj vemo. | now we-know | Now we know. |
| you (plural, or formal) | veste | Ali veste, kje je hotel? | whether you-all-know, where is hotel | Do you know where the hotel is? |
| they | vedo | Oni vedo odgovor. | they they-know answer | They know the answer. |
Past
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | vedel sem / vedela sem | Vedel sem. | knew I-am | I knew. |
| you | vedel si / vedela si | Ali si vedela? | whether you-are knew | Did you know? (to a woman) |
| he, she, it | vedel je / vedela je / vedelo je | Sestra je vedela odgovor. | sister is knew answer | My sister knew the answer. |
| we two | vedela sva / vedeli sva | Vedela sva. | knew we-two-are | The two of us knew. |
| you two | vedela sta / vedeli sta | Ali sta vedela? | whether you-two-are knew | Did you two know? |
| they two | vedela sta / vedeli sta / vedeli sta | Brat in sestra sta vedela. | brother and sister they-two-are knew | My brother and sister knew. |
| we | vedeli smo / vedele smo | Vedeli smo. | knew we-are | We knew. |
| you (plural, or formal) | vedeli ste / vedele ste | Ali ste vedeli? | whether you-all-are knew | Did you know? |
| they | vedeli so / vedele so / vedela so | Oni so vedeli odgovor. | they they-are knew answer | They knew the answer. |
Future
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | vedel bom / vedela bom | Jutri bom vedel. | tomorrow I-will-be knew | I'll know tomorrow. |
| you | vedel boš / vedela boš | Kdaj boš vedela? | when you-will-be knew | When will you know? (to a woman) |
| he, she, it | vedel bo / vedela bo / vedelo bo | Brat bo vedel. | brother will-be knew | My brother will know. |
| we two | vedela bova / vedeli bova | Jutri bova vedela. | tomorrow we-two-will-be knew | The two of us will know tomorrow. |
| you two | vedela bosta / vedeli bosta | Kdaj bosta vedela? | when you-two-will-be knew | When will you two know? |
| they two | vedela bosta / vedeli bosta / vedeli bosta | Brat in sestra bosta vedela. | brother and sister they-two-will-be knew | My brother and sister will know. |
| we | vedeli bomo / vedele bomo | Zvečer bomo vedeli. | in-the-evening we-will-be knew | We'll know this evening. |
| you (plural, or formal) | vedeli boste / vedele boste | Kdaj boste vedeli? | when you-all-will-be knew | When will you know? |
| they | vedeli bodo / vedele bodo / vedela bodo | Oni bodo vedeli odgovor. | they they-will-be knew answer | They will know the answer. |
The -l form
| Number | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | vedel | vedela | vedelo |
| dual | vedela | vedeli | vedeli |
| plural | vedeli | vedele | vedela |