скратити

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word скратити. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word скратити, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say скратити in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word скратити you have here. The definition of the word скратити will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofскратити, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skrǎːtiti/
  • Hyphenation: скра‧ти‧ти

Verb

скра́тити pf (Latin spelling skrátiti)

  1. (transitive) to shorten, make shorter
  2. (transitive) to abbreviate
  3. (transitive) to reduce (a fraction)
  4. (reflexive) to become shorter

Conjugation

Conjugation of скратити
Infinitive: скратити Present verbal adverb: — Past verbal adverb: скра́тӣвши 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 скратим скратиш скрати скратимо скратите скрате
Future Future I скратит ћу1
скратићу 		скратит ћеш1
скратићеш 		скратит ће1
скратиће 		скратит ћемо1
скратићемо 		скратит ћете1
скратићете 		скратит ће1
скратиће
Future II бу̏де̄м скратио2 бу̏де̄ш скратио2 бу̏де̄ скратио2 бу̏де̄мо скратили2 бу̏де̄те скратили2 бу̏дӯ скратили2
Past Perfect скратио сам2 скратио си2 скратио је2 скратили смо2 скратили сте2 скратили су2
Pluperfect3 би̏о сам скратио2 би̏о си скратио2 би̏о је скратио2 би́ли смо скратили2 би́ли сте скратили2 би́ли су скратили2
Aorist скратих скрати скрати скратисмо скратисте скратише
Conditional I скратио бих2 скратио би2 скратио би2 скратили бисмо2 скратили бисте2 скратили би2
Conditional II4 би̏о бих скратио2 би̏о би скратио2 би̏о би скратио2 би́ли бисмо скратили2 би́ли бисте скратили2 би́ли би скратили2
Imperative — скрати — скратимо скратите —
Active past participle скратио m / скратила f / скратило n скратили m / скратиле f / скратила n
Passive past participle скраћен m / скраћена f / скраћено n скраћени m / скраћене f / скраћена 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

  • “скратити”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia