dovesti

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Italian

Verb

dovesti

  1. second-person singular past historic of dovere

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

do- + vȏz, vòziti

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dǒʋesti/
  • Hyphenation: do‧ve‧sti

Verb

dòvesti pf (Cyrillic spelling до̀вести)

  1. (transitive) to transfer something by driving
  2. (transitive) to convey, deliver
    Synonym: doprémiti
Conjugation
Conjugation of dovesti
infinitive dovesti
present verbal adverb
past verbal adverb dòvezāvši
verbal noun
singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present dovezem dovezeš doveze dovezemo dovezete dovezu
future future I dovest ću1
dovešću
dovest ćeš1
dovešćeš
dovest će1
dovešće
dovest ćemo1
dovešćemo
dovest ćete1
dovešćete
dovest ćē1
dovešće
future II bȕdēm dovezao2 bȕdēš dovezao2 bȕdē dovezao2 bȕdēmo dovezli2 bȕdēte dovezli2 bȕdū dovezli2
past perfect dovezao sam2 dovezao si2 dovezao je2 dovezli smo2 dovezli ste2 dovezli su2
pluperfect3 bȉo sam dovezao2 bȉo si dovezao2 bȉo je dovezao2 bíli smo dovezli2 bíli ste dovezli2 bíli su dovezli2
aorist dovezoh doveze doveze dovezosmo dovezoste dovezoše
conditional conditional I dovezao bih2 dovezao bi2 dovezao bi2 dovezli bismo2 dovezli biste2 dovezli bi2
conditional II4 bȉo bih dovezao2 bȉo bi dovezao2 bȉo bi dovezao2 bíli bismo dovezli2 bíli biste dovezli2 bíli bi dovezli2
imperative dovezi dovezimo dovezite
active past participle dovezao m / dovezla f / dovezlo n dovezli m / dovezle f / dovezla n
passive past participle dovezen m / dovezena f / dovezeno n dovezeni m / dovezene f / dovezena 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

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

Etymology 2

do- + vòditi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dǒʋesti/
  • Hyphenation: do‧ve‧sti

Verb

dòvesti pf (Cyrillic spelling до̀вести)

  1. (transitive) to bring, lead, take someone somewhere
  2. (transitive) to make (someone) part of one’s family, especially to marry (a wife)
Conjugation
Conjugation of dovesti
infinitive dovesti
present verbal adverb
past verbal adverb dòvēvši / dòvedāvši
verbal noun
singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd
present dovedem dovedeš dovede dovedemo dovedete dovedu
future future I dovest ću1
dovešću
dovest ćeš1
dovešćeš
dovest će1
dovešće
dovest ćemo1
dovešćemo
dovest ćete1
dovešćete
dovest ćē1
dovešće
future II bȕdēm doveo2 bȕdēš doveo2 bȕdē doveo2 bȕdēmo doveli2 bȕdēte doveli2 bȕdū doveli2
past perfect doveo sam2 doveo si2 doveo je2 doveli smo2 doveli ste2 doveli su2
pluperfect3 bȉo sam doveo2 bȉo si doveo2 bȉo je doveo2 bíli smo doveli2 bíli ste doveli2 bíli su doveli2
aorist dovedoh dovede dovede dovedosmo dovedoste dovedoše
conditional conditional I doveo bih2 doveo bi2 doveo bi2 doveli bismo2 doveli biste2 doveli bi2
conditional II4 bȉo bih doveo2 bȉo bi doveo2 bȉo bi doveo2 bíli bismo doveli2 bíli biste doveli2 bíli bi doveli2
imperative dovedi dovedimo dovedite
active past participle doveo m / dovela f / dovelo n doveli m / dovele f / dovela n
passive past participle doveden m / dovedena f / dovedeno n dovedeni m / dovedene f / dovedena 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

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