бежати

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *běžàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bēˀgjā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰégʷ-y-eh₂-ti, from *bʰegʷ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /běʒati/
  • Hyphenation: бе‧жа‧ти

Verb

бѐжати impf (Latin spelling bèžati, perfective по̀бећи)

  1. (intransitive) to flee, run away

Conjugation

Conjugation of бежати
Infinitive: бежати Present verbal adverb: бѐже̄ћи Past verbal adverb: — Verbal noun: бѐжа̄ње
Number Singular Plural
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Verbal forms ја ти он / она / оно ми ви они / оне / она
Present бежим бежиш бежи бежимо бежите беже
Future Future I бежат ћу1
бежаћу 		бежат ћеш1
бежаћеш 		бежат ће1
бежаће 		бежат ћемо1
бежаћемо 		бежат ћете1
бежаћете 		бежат ће1
бежаће
Future II бу̏де̄м бежао2 бу̏де̄ш бежао2 бу̏де̄ бежао2 бу̏де̄мо бежали2 бу̏де̄те бежали2 бу̏дӯ бежали2
Past Perfect бежао сам2 бежао си2 бежао је2 бежали смо2 бежали сте2 бежали су2
Pluperfect3 би̏о сам бежао2 би̏о си бежао2 би̏о је бежао2 би́ли смо бежали2 би́ли сте бежали2 би́ли су бежали2
Imperfect бежах бежаше бежаше бежасмо бежасте бежаху
Conditional I бежао бих2 бежао би2 бежао би2 бежали бисмо2 бежали бисте2 бежали би2
Conditional II4 би̏о бих бежао2 би̏о би бежао2 би̏о би бежао2 би́ли бисмо бежали2 би́ли бисте бежали2 би́ли би бежали2
Imperative — бежи — бежимо бежите —
Active past participle бежао m / бежала f / бежало n бежали m / бежале f / бежала n
1   Croatian spelling: others omit the infinitive suffix completely and bind the clitic.
2   For masculine nouns; a feminine or neuter agent would use the feminine and neuter gender forms of the active past participle and auxiliary verb, respectively.
3   Often replaced by the past perfect in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.

4   Often replaced by the conditional I in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.
  *Note: The aorist and imperfect were not present in, or have nowadays fallen into disuse in, many dialects and therefore they are routinely replaced by the past perfect in both formal and colloquial speech.

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