Verbs describe movement or action. You’ll need them whenever you want to talk about what you, somebody or something else does, did or wants to do. Essential stuff. Memorize the verbs below and you’ll be well equipped for most basic Bosnian conversations.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Bosnian“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Verbs

Important verbs

EnglishBosnianPronunciation
(Audio)
(to) bebitibs-sing_to-be
(to) haveimatibs-sing_to-have
(to) do / (to) makeraditi
praviti
bs-sing_to-doto-make
bs-sing_to-doto-make-2
can / (to) know how tomoći
znati
bs-sing_canto-know-how-to
bs-sing_canto-know-how-to-2
(to) know (how)znati (kako)bs-sing_to-know-how
(to) know / (to) be acquainted withznati
poznavati
bs-sing_to-knowto-be-acquainted-with
bs-sing_to-knowto-be-acquainted-with-2
(to) understandrazumjetibs-sing_to-understand
(to) speak / (to) talkpričati
govoriti
bs-sing_to-speakto-talk
bs-sing_to-speakto-talk-2
(to) listen toslušatibs-sing_to-listen-to
(to) hearčutibs-sing_to-hear
(to) seevidjetibs-sing_to-see
(to) feelosjetitibs-sing_to-feel
(to) liveživjetibs-sing_to-live
(to) wanthtjeti
željeti
bs-sing_to-want
bs-sing_to-want-2
(to) needtrebatibs-sing_to-need
(to) likesviđati sebs-sing_to-like
(to) lovevoljetibs-sing_to-love
(to) givedati
davati
bs-sing_to-give
bs-sing_to-give-2
(to) takeuzeti
uzimati
bs-sing_to-take
bs-sing_to-take-2
(to) playigrati (se)
svirati
bs-sing_to-play
bs-sing_to-play-2
(to) laughsmijati sebs-sing_to-laugh
(to) comedoći
stići
bs-sing_to-come
bs-sing_to-come-2
(to) goićibs-sing_to-go
(to) go by […]putovatibs-sing_to-go-by-
(to) writepisatibs-sing_to-write
(to) readčitatibs-sing_to-read
(to) countbrojatibs-sing_to-count
(to) pronounceizgovoritibs-sing_to-pronounce
(to) spellspelovatibs-sing_to-spell
(to) conjugatekonjugiratibs-sing_to-conjugate
(to) remembersjetiti se
zapamtiti
bs-sing_to-remember
bs-sing_to-remember-2
(to) forgetzaboravitibs-sing_to-forget
(to) eatjestibs-sing_to-eat
(to) trypokušati
probati
bs-sing_to-try
bs-sing_to-try-2
(to) usekoristiti
upotrijebiti
bs-sing_to-use
bs-sing_to-use-2
(to) openotvoritibs-sing_to-open
(to) closezatvoritibs-sing_to-close
(to) greet / (to) welcomepozdraviti
poželjeti dobrodošlicu
bs-sing_to-greetto-welcome
bs-sing_to-greetto-welcome-2
(to) beginpočetibs-sing_to-begin
(to) endzavršitibs-sing_to-end

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