znati
znati means "to know how to". It is imperfective.
Present
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | znam | Znam plavati. | I-know-how to-swim | I can swim. |
| you | znaš | Ali znaš govoriti slovensko? | whether you-know-how to-speak Slovenian | Can you speak Slovenian? |
| he, she, it | zna | Sestra zna pisati. | sister knows-how to-write | My sister can write. |
| we two | znava | Midva znava plavati. | we-two we-two-know-how to-swim | The two of us can swim. |
| you two | znata | Ali znata brati? | whether you-two-know-how to-read | Can you two read? |
| they two | znata | Brat in sestra znata govoriti angleško. | brother and sister they-two-know-how to-speak English | My brother and sister can speak English. |
| we | znamo | Znamo brati. | we-know-how to-read | We can read. |
| you (plural, or formal) | znate | Ali znate plavati? | whether you-all-know-how to-swim | Can you swim? |
| they | znajo | Otroci znajo pisati. | children know-how to-write | The children can write. |
Past
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | znal sem / znala sem | Znal sem plavati. | knew-how I-am to-swim | I could swim. |
| you | znal si / znala si | Ali si znala brati? | whether you-are knew-how to-read | Could you read? (to a woman) |
| he, she, it | znal je / znala je / znalo je | Brat je znal govoriti slovensko. | brother is knew-how to-speak Slovenian | My brother could speak Slovenian. |
| we two | znala sva / znali sva | Znala sva plavati. | knew-how we-two-are to-swim | The two of us could swim. |
| you two | znala sta / znali sta | Ali sta znala pisati? | whether you-two-are knew-how to-write | Could you two write? |
| they two | znala sta / znali sta / znali sta | Brat in sestra sta znala brati. | brother and sister they-two-are knew-how to-read | My brother and sister could read. |
| we | znali smo / znale smo | Znali smo odgovor. | knew we-are answer | We knew the answer. |
| you (plural, or formal) | znali ste / znale ste | Ali ste znali plavati? | whether you-all-are knew-how to-swim | Could you swim? |
| they | znali so / znale so / znala so | Otroci so znali pisati. | children are knew-how to-write | The children could write. |
Future
| Person | Form | Example | Gloss | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | znal bom / znala bom | Znal bom govoriti slovensko. | knew-how I-will-be to-speak Slovenian | I will be able to speak Slovenian. |
| you | znal boš / znala boš | Znala boš. | knew-how you-will-be | You'll know how. (to a woman) |
| he, she, it | znal bo / znala bo / znalo bo | Sestra bo znala plavati. | sister will-be knew-how to-swim | My sister will be able to swim. |
| we two | znala bova / znali bova | Znala bova brati. | knew-how we-two-will-be to-read | The two of us will be able to read. |
| you two | znala bosta / znali bosta | Ali bosta znala pisati? | whether you-two-will-be knew-how to-write | Will you two be able to write? |
| they two | znala bosta / znali bosta / znali bosta | Brat in sestra bosta znala plavati. | brother and sister they-two-will-be knew-how to-swim | My brother and sister will be able to swim. |
| we | znali bomo / znale bomo | Znali bomo govoriti slovensko. | knew-how we-will-be to-speak Slovenian | We will be able to speak Slovenian. |
| you (plural, or formal) | znali boste / znale boste | Znali boste. | knew-how you-all-will-be | You'll know how. |
| they | znali bodo / znale bodo / znala bodo | Otroci bodo znali brati. | children will-be knew-how to-read | The children will be able to read. |
The -l form
| Number | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | znal | znala | znalo |
| dual | znala | znali | znali |
| plural | znali | znale | znala |