veseliti
veseliti means "to make glad, to please". It is imperfective.
Me veseli, "it pleases me", is the usual "nice to meet you".
Present
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | veselim | Veselim ga. | I-gladden him | I make him happy. |
| you | veseliš | Veseliš me. | you-gladden me | You make me happy. |
| he, she, it | veseli | Me veseli. | me it-gladdens | Nice to meet you. |
| we two | veseliva | Veseliva jo. | we-two-gladden her | The two of us make her happy. |
| you two | veselita | Veselita me. | you-two-gladden me | You two make me happy. |
| they two | veselita | Brat in sestra me veselita. | brother and sister me they-two-gladden | My brother and sister make me happy. |
| we | veselimo | Veselimo jih. | we-gladden them | We make them happy. |
| you (plural, or formal) | veselite | Veselite nas. | you-all-gladden us | You make us happy. |
| they | veselijo | Otroci me veselijo. | children me gladden | The children make me happy. |
Past
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | veselil sem / veselila sem | Veselil sem jo. | gladdened I-am her | I made her happy. |
| you | veselil si / veselila si | Veselila si me. | gladdened you-are me | You made me happy. (to a woman) |
| he, she, it | veselil je / veselila je / veselilo je | Veselilo me je. | gladdened me is | It made me glad. |
| we two | veselila sva / veselili sva | Veselila sva ga. | gladdened we-two-are him | The two of us made him happy. |
| you two | veselila sta / veselili sta | Veselila sta me. | gladdened you-two-are me | You two made me happy. |
| they two | veselila sta / veselili sta / veselili sta | Brat in sestra sta me veselila. | brother and sister they-two-are me gladdened | My brother and sister made me happy. |
| we | veselili smo / veselile smo | Veselili smo jih. | gladdened we-are them | We made them happy. |
| you (plural, or formal) | veselili ste / veselile ste | Veselili ste nas. | gladdened you-all-are us | You made us happy. |
| they | veselili so / veselile so / veselila so | Otroci so me veselili. | children are me gladdened | The children made me happy. |
Future
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | veselil bom / veselila bom | Veselil jo bom. | gladdened her I-will-be | I will make her happy. |
| you | veselil boš / veselila boš | Veselila me boš. | gladdened me you-will-be | You will make me happy. (to a woman) |
| he, she, it | veselil bo / veselila bo / veselilo bo | Veselilo me bo. | gladdened me will-be | It will make me glad. |
| we two | veselila bova / veselili bova | Veselila ga bova. | gladdened him we-two-will-be | The two of us will make him happy. |
| you two | veselila bosta / veselili bosta | Veselila me bosta. | gladdened me you-two-will-be | You two will make me happy. |
| they two | veselila bosta / veselili bosta / veselili bosta | Brat in sestra me bosta veselila. | brother and sister me they-two-will-be gladdened | My brother and sister will make me happy. |
| we | veselili bomo / veselile bomo | Veselili jih bomo. | gladdened them we-will-be | We will make them happy. |
| you (plural, or formal) | veselili boste / veselile boste | Veselili nas boste. | gladdened us you-all-will-be | You will make us happy. |
| they | veselili bodo / veselile bodo / veselila bodo | Otroci me bodo veselili. | children me will-be gladdened | The children will make me happy. |
The -l form
| Number | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | veselil | veselila | veselilo |
| dual | veselila | veselili | veselili |
| plural | veselili | veselile | veselila |