смотати

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From с- +‎ мо̀тати.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /smǒtati/
  • Hyphenation: смо‧та‧ти

Verb

смо̀тати pf (Latin spelling smòtati)

  1. (transitive) to fold
  2. (transitive) to wrap
  3. (transitive) to wind up, roll up
  4. (reflexive) to curl up

Conjugation

Conjugation of смотати
Infinitive: смотати Present verbal adverb: — Past verbal adverb: смо̀та̄вши Verbal noun: —
Number Singular Plural
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Verbal forms ја ти он / она / оно ми ви они / оне / она
Present смотам смоташ смота смотамо смотате смотају
Future Future I смотат ћу1
смотаћу 		смотат ћеш1
смотаћеш 		смотат ће1
смотаће 		смотат ћемо1
смотаћемо 		смотат ћете1
смотаћете 		смотат ће1
смотаће
Future II бу̏де̄м смотао2 бу̏де̄ш смотао2 бу̏де̄ смотао2 бу̏де̄мо смотали2 бу̏де̄те смотали2 бу̏дӯ смотали2
Past Perfect смотао сам2 смотао си2 смотао је2 смотали смо2 смотали сте2 смотали су2
Pluperfect3 би̏о сам смотао2 би̏о си смотао2 би̏о је смотао2 би́ли смо смотали2 би́ли сте смотали2 би́ли су смотали2
Aorist смотах смота смота смотасмо смотасте смоташе
Conditional I смотао бих2 смотао би2 смотао би2 смотали бисмо2 смотали бисте2 смотали би2
Conditional II4 би̏о бих смотао2 би̏о би смотао2 би̏о би смотао2 би́ли бисмо смотали2 би́ли бисте смотали2 би́ли би смотали2
Imperative — смотај — смотајмо смотајте —
Active past participle смотао m / смотала f / смотало n смотали m / смотале f / смотала n
Passive past participle смотан m / смотана f / смотано n смотани m / смотане f / смотана 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.

Further reading

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