љубити

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See also: любити

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ľubiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ljaubī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *lowbʰéyeti, from *lewbʰ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʎǔːbiti/
  • Hyphenation: љу‧би‧ти

Verb

љу́бити impf (Latin spelling ljúbiti)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to love
  2. (transitive) to be devoted to
  3. (transitive) to dote upon, idolize
  4. (transitive) to fondle, hug
  5. (transitive) to kiss
  6. (reflexive) to kiss each other
  7. (reflexive) to love each other

Conjugation

Conjugation of љубити
Infinitive: љубити Present verbal adverb: љу́бе̄ћи Past verbal adverb: — Verbal noun: љу́бље̄ње
Number Singular Plural
Person 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
Verbal forms ја ти он / она / оно ми ви они / оне / она
Present љубим љубиш љуби љубимо љубите љубе
Future Future I љубит ћу1
љубићу 		љубит ћеш1
љубићеш 		љубит ће1
љубиће 		љубит ћемо1
љубићемо 		љубит ћете1
љубићете 		љубит ће1
љубиће
Future II бу̏де̄м љубио2 бу̏де̄ш љубио2 бу̏де̄ љубио2 бу̏де̄мо љубили2 бу̏де̄те љубили2 бу̏дӯ љубили2
Past Perfect љубио сам2 љубио си2 љубио је2 љубили смо2 љубили сте2 љубили су2
Pluperfect3 би̏о сам љубио2 би̏о си љубио2 би̏о је љубио2 би́ли смо љубили2 би́ли сте љубили2 би́ли су љубили2
Imperfect љубљах љубљаше љубљаше љубљасмо љубљасте љубљаху
Conditional I љубио бих2 љубио би2 љубио би2 љубили бисмо2 љубили бисте2 љубили би2
Conditional II4 би̏о бих љубио2 би̏о би љубио2 би̏о би љубио2 би́ли бисмо љубили2 би́ли бисте љубили2 би́ли би љубили2
Imperative — љуби — љубимо љубите —
Active past participle љубио m / љубила f / љубило n љубили m / љубиле f / љубила n
Passive past participle љубљен m / љубљена f / љубљено n љубљени m / љубљене f / љубљена 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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