кречити

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From кре́тати.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /krěːt͡ʃiti/
  • Hyphenation: кре‧чи‧ти

Verb

кре́чити impf (Latin spelling kréčiti)

  1. (transitive, reflexive) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
Conjugation
Conjugation of кречити
infinitive кречити
present verbal adverb кре́че̄ћи
past verbal adverb
verbal noun -ча̄ње
singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present кречим кречиш кречи кречимо кречите крече
future future I кречит ћу1
кречићу
кречит ћеш1
кречићеш
кречит ће1
кречиће
кречит ћемо1
кречићемо
кречит ћете1
кречићете
кречит ћē1
кречиће
future II бу̏де̄м кречио2 бу̏де̄ш кречио2 бу̏де̄ кречио2 бу̏де̄мо кречили2 бу̏де̄те кречили2 бу̏дӯ кречили2
past perfect кречио сам2 кречио си2 кречио је2 кречили смо2 кречили сте2 кречили су2
pluperfect3 би̏о сам кречио2 би̏о си кречио2 би̏о је кречио2 би́ли смо кречили2 би́ли сте кречили2 би́ли су кречили2
imperfect кречах кречаше кречаше кречасмо кречасте кречаху
conditional conditional I кречио бих2 кречио би2 кречио би2 кречили бисмо2 кречили бисте2 кречили би2
conditional II4 би̏о бих кречио2 би̏о би кречио2 би̏о би кречио2 би́ли бисмо кречили2 би́ли бисте кречили2 би́ли би кречили2
imperative кречи кречимо кречите
active past participle кречио m / кречила f / кречило n кречили m / кречиле f / кречила n
passive past participle кречен m / кречена f / кречено n кречени m / кречене f / кречена 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.

Etymology 2

From кре̏ч.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /krêt͡ʃiti/
  • Hyphenation: кре‧чи‧ти

Verb

кре̏чити impf (Latin spelling krȅčiti)

  1. (transitive) to whiten, whitewash, plaster (to cover surface with plaster or lime)
Conjugation
Conjugation of кречити
infinitive кречити
present verbal adverb кре̏че̄ћи
past verbal adverb
verbal noun кре̏че̄ње
singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present кречим кречиш кречи кречимо кречите крече
future future I кречит ћу1
кречићу
кречит ћеш1
кречићеш
кречит ће1
кречиће
кречит ћемо1
кречићемо
кречит ћете1
кречићете
кречит ћē1
кречиће
future II бу̏де̄м кречио2 бу̏де̄ш кречио2 бу̏де̄ кречио2 бу̏де̄мо кречили2 бу̏де̄те кречили2 бу̏дӯ кречили2
past perfect кречио сам2 кречио си2 кречио је2 кречили смо2 кречили сте2 кречили су2
pluperfect3 би̏о сам кречио2 би̏о си кречио2 би̏о је кречио2 би́ли смо кречили2 би́ли сте кречили2 би́ли су кречили2
imperfect кречах кречаше кречаше кречасмо кречасте кречаху
conditional conditional I кречио бих2 кречио би2 кречио би2 кречили бисмо2 кречили бисте2 кречили би2
conditional II4 би̏о бих кречио2 би̏о би кречио2 би̏о би кречио2 би́ли бисмо кречили2 би́ли бисте кречили2 би́ли би кречили2
imperative кречи кречимо кречите
active past participle кречио m / кречила f / кречило n кречили m / кречиле f / кречила n
passive past participle кречен m / кречена f / кречено n кречени m / кречене f / кречена 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.

References

  • кречити”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
  • кречити”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025