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 Croatian conversations.

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

Basic Words & Phrases: Verbs

Important verbs

EnglishCroatianPronunciation
(Audio)
(to) bebitihr-sing_to-be
(to) haveimatihr-sing_to-have
(to) do / (to) makeraditi
praviti
hr-sing_to-doto-make
hr-sing_to-doto-make-2
can / (to) know how tomoći
znati
hr-sing_canto-know-how-to
hr-sing_canto-know-how-to-2
(to) know (how)znati (kako)hr-sing_to-know-how
(to) know / (to) be acquainted withznati
poznavati
hr-sing_to-knowto-be-acquainted-with
hr-sing_to-knowto-be-acquainted-with-2
(to) understandrazumjetihr-sing_to-understand
(to) speak / (to) talkpričati
govoriti
hr-sing_to-speakto-talk
hr-sing_to-speakto-talk-2
(to) listen toslušatihr-sing_to-listen-to
(to) hearčutihr-sing_to-hear
(to) seevidjetihr-sing_to-see
(to) feelosjetitihr-sing_to-feel
(to) liveživjetihr-sing_to-live
(to) wanthtjeti
željeti
hr-sing_to-want
hr-sing_to-want-2
(to) needtrebatihr-sing_to-need
(to) likesviđati sehr-sing_to-like
(to) lovevoljetihr-sing_to-love
(to) givedati
davati
hr-sing_to-give
hr-sing_to-give-2
(to) takeuzeti
uzimati
hr-sing_to-take
hr-sing_to-take-2
(to) playigrati (se)
svirati
hr-sing_to-play
hr-sing_to-play-2
(to) laughsmijati sehr-sing_to-laugh
(to) comedoći
stići
hr-sing_to-come
hr-sing_to-come-2
(to) goićihr-sing_to-go
(to) go by […]putovatihr-sing_to-go-by-
(to) writepisatihr-sing_to-write
(to) readčitatihr-sing_to-read
(to) countbrojitihr-sing_to-count
(to) pronounceizgovoritihr-sing_to-pronounce
(to) spellslovkatihr-sing_to-spell
(to) conjugatekonjugiratihr-sing_to-conjugate
(to) remembersjetiti se
zapamtiti
hr-sing_to-remember
hr-sing_to-remember-2
(to) forgetzaboravitihr-sing_to-forget
(to) eatjestihr-sing_to-eat
(to) trypokušati
probati
hr-sing_to-try
hr-sing_to-try-2
(to) usekoristiti
upotrijebiti
hr-sing_to-use
hr-sing_to-use-2
(to) openotvoritihr-sing_to-open
(to) closezatvoritihr-sing_to-close
(to) greet / (to) welcomepozdraviti
poželjeti dobrodošlicu
hr-sing_to-greetto-welcome
hr-sing_to-greetto-welcome-2
(to) beginpočetihr-sing_to-begin
(to) endzavršitihr-sing_to-end

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