миловати

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Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *milovati.

Verb

миловати • (milovati) impf

  1. to caress, fondle
  2. show mercy to
    • from the Life of Good King Wencelaus:
      Вьдовиць же обидѣти не дадѣаше, люди вьсѧ, оубогꙑѩ и богатꙑѩ, миловааше, Богоу работаѭщиимъ слоужааше, црькъви мъногꙑѩ златомь крашааше.
      Vĭdovicĭ že obiděti ne daděaše, ljudi vĭsę, ubogyję i bogatyję, milovaaše, Bogu rabotajǫštiimŭ služaaše, crĭkŭvi mŭnogyję zlatomĭ krašaaše.
      He would not permit a widow to be disgraced -- he showed mercy to all people, rich or poor; he served those who served God, and adorned many churches with gold.

Conjugation

References

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *milovati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mîloʋati/
  • Hyphenation: ми‧ло‧ва‧ти

Verb

ми̏ловати impf (Latin spelling mȉlovati)

  1. (transitive) to caress, fondle

Conjugation

Conjugation of миловати
Infinitive: миловати Present verbal adverb: ми̏лујӯћи Past verbal adverb: — Verbal noun: ми̏лова̄ње
Number Singular Plural
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Verbal forms ја ти он / она / оно ми ви они / оне / она
Present милујем милујеш милује милујемо милујете милују
Future Future I миловат ћу1
миловаћу 		миловат ћеш1
миловаћеш 		миловат ће1
миловаће 		миловат ћемо1
миловаћемо 		миловат ћете1
миловаћете 		миловат ће1
миловаће
Future II бу̏де̄м миловао2 бу̏де̄ш миловао2 бу̏де̄ миловао2 бу̏де̄мо миловали2 бу̏де̄те миловали2 бу̏дӯ миловали2
Past Perfect миловао сам2 миловао си2 миловао је2 миловали смо2 миловали сте2 миловали су2
Pluperfect3 би̏о сам миловао2 би̏о си миловао2 би̏о је миловао2 би́ли смо миловали2 би́ли сте миловали2 би́ли су миловали2
Imperfect миловах миловаше миловаше миловасмо миловасте миловаху
Conditional I миловао бих2 миловао би2 миловао би2 миловали бисмо2 миловали бисте2 миловали би2
Conditional II4 би̏о бих миловао2 би̏о би миловао2 би̏о би миловао2 би́ли бисмо миловали2 би́ли бисте миловали2 би́ли би миловали2
Imperative — милуј — милујмо милујте —
Active past participle миловао m / миловала f / миловало n миловали m / миловале f / миловала n
Passive past participle милован m / милована f / миловано n миловани m / миловане f / милована 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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