zdeti se
zdeti se means "to seem". It is imperfective.
Mostly used as zdi se mi, "it seems to me".
Present
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | zdim se | Ali se ti zdim star? | whether myself to-you I-seem old | Do I seem old to you? |
| you | zdiš se | Zdiš se mi utrujen. | you-seem yourself to-me tired | You seem tired to me. |
| he, she, it | zdi se | Zdi se mi. | it-seems itself to-me | It seems to me. |
| we two | zdiva se | Ali se ti zdiva utrujena? | whether ourselves to-you we-two-seem tired | Do the two of us seem tired to you? |
| you two | zdita se | Zdita se mi utrujena. | you-two-seem yourselves to-me tired | You two seem tired to me. |
| they two | zdita se | Brat in sestra se mi zdita utrujena. | brother and sister themselves to-me they-two-seem tired | My brother and sister seem tired to me. |
| we | zdimo se | Ali se vam zdimo stari? | whether ourselves to-you-all we-seem old | Do we seem old to you? |
| you (plural, or formal) | zdite se | Zdite se mi utrujeni. | you-all-seem yourselves to-me tired | You seem tired to me. |
| they | zdijo se | Otroci se mi zdijo utrujeni. | children themselves to-me seem tired | The children seem tired to me. |
Past
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | zdel sem se / zdela sem se | Zdel sem se ji star. | seemed I-am myself to-her old | I seemed old to her. |
| you | zdel si se / zdela si se | Zdela si se mi utrujena. | seemed you-are yourself to-me tired | You seemed tired to me. (to a woman) |
| he, she, it | zdel se je / zdela se je / zdelo se je | Zdelo se mi je dobro. | seemed itself to-me is good | It seemed good to me. |
| we two | zdela sva se / zdeli sva se | Zdela sva se mu utrujena. | seemed we-two-are ourselves to-him tired | The two of us seemed tired to him. |
| you two | zdela sta se / zdeli sta se | Zdela sta se mi utrujena. | seemed you-two-are yourselves to-me tired | You two seemed tired to me. |
| they two | zdela sta se / zdeli sta se / zdeli sta se | Brat in sestra sta se mi zdela utrujena. | brother and sister they-two-are themselves to-me seemed tired | My brother and sister seemed tired to me. |
| we | zdeli smo se / zdele smo se | Zdeli smo se jim stari. | seemed we-are ourselves to-them old | We seemed old to them. |
| you (plural, or formal) | zdeli ste se / zdele ste se | Zdeli ste se mi utrujeni. | seemed you-all-are yourselves to-me tired | You seemed tired to me. |
| they | zdeli so se / zdele so se / zdela so se | Otroci so se mi zdeli utrujeni. | children are themselves to-me seemed tired | The children seemed tired to me. |
Future
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | zdel se bom / zdela se bom | Zdel se ji bom star. | seemed myself to-her I-will-be old | I will seem old to her. |
| you | zdel se boš / zdela se boš | Zdela se mu boš utrujena. | seemed yourself to-him you-will-be tired | You will seem tired to him. (to a woman) |
| he, she, it | zdel se bo / zdela se bo / zdelo se bo | Zdelo se ti bo dobro. | seemed itself to-you will-be good | It will seem good to you. |
| we two | zdela se bova / zdeli se bova | Zdela se jim bova utrujena. | seemed ourselves to-them we-two-will-be tired | The two of us will seem tired to them. |
| you two | zdela se bosta / zdeli se bosta | Zdela se mu bosta utrujena. | seemed yourselves to-him you-two-will-be tired | You two will seem tired to him. |
| they two | zdela se bosta / zdeli se bosta / zdeli se bosta | Brat in sestra se mi bosta zdela utrujena. | brother and sister themselves to-me they-two-will-be seemed tired | My brother and sister will seem tired to me. |
| we | zdeli se bomo / zdele se bomo | Zdeli se jim bomo stari. | seemed ourselves to-them we-will-be old | We will seem old to them. |
| you (plural, or formal) | zdeli se boste / zdele se boste | Zdeli se mi boste utrujeni. | seemed yourselves to-me you-all-will-be tired | You will seem tired to me. |
| they | zdeli se bodo / zdele se bodo / zdela se bodo | Otroci se ti bodo zdeli utrujeni. | children themselves to-you will-be seemed tired | The children will seem tired to you. |
The -l form
| Number | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | zdel | zdela | zdelo |
| dual | zdela | zdeli | zdeli |
| plural | zdeli | zdele | zdela |