севати

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sěvati. Akin to Slovene sevati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sěːʋati/
  • Hyphenation: се‧ва‧ти

Verb

се́вати impf (Latin spelling sévati)

  1. (intransitive) to lightning
    с(иј)ева ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    муње с(иј)евају ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. (intransitive) to twinkle, shimmer, blink
    ножеви су с(иј)евали ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  3. (intransitive) to move rapidly (of a punch)
    шака је с(иј)евнула ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation

Conjugation of севати
Infinitive: севати Present verbal adverb: се́вајӯћи Past verbal adverb: — Verbal noun: се́ва̄ње
Number Singular Plural
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Verbal forms ја ти он / она / оно ми ви они / оне / она
Present севам севаш сева севамо севате севају
Future Future I севат ћу1
севаћу 		севат ћеш1
севаћеш 		севат ће1
севаће 		севат ћемо1
севаћемо 		севат ћете1
севаћете 		севат ће1
севаће
Future II бу̏де̄м севао2 бу̏де̄ш севао2 бу̏де̄ севао2 бу̏де̄мо севали2 бу̏де̄те севали2 бу̏дӯ севали2
Past Perfect севао сам2 севао си2 севао је2 севали смо2 севали сте2 севали су2
Pluperfect3 би̏о сам севао2 би̏о си севао2 би̏о је севао2 би́ли смо севали2 би́ли сте севали2 би́ли су севали2
Imperfect севах севаше севаше севасмо севасте севаху
Conditional I севао бих2 севао би2 севао би2 севали бисмо2 севали бисте2 севали би2
Conditional II4 би̏о бих севао2 би̏о би севао2 би̏о би севао2 би́ли бисмо севали2 би́ли бисте севали2 би́ли би севали2
Imperative — севај — севајмо севајте —
Active past participle севао m / севала f / севало n севали m / севале f / севала 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

  • “севати”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
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