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“.
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Important verbs
English | Croatian | Pronunciation (Audio) |
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(to) be | biti | hr-sing_to-be |
(to) have | imati | hr-sing_to-have |
(to) do / (to) make | raditi praviti | hr-sing_to-doto-make hr-sing_to-doto-make-2 |
can / (to) know how to | moći 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 with | znati poznavati | hr-sing_to-knowto-be-acquainted-with hr-sing_to-knowto-be-acquainted-with-2 |
(to) understand | razumjeti | hr-sing_to-understand |
(to) speak / (to) talk | pričati govoriti | hr-sing_to-speakto-talk hr-sing_to-speakto-talk-2 |
(to) listen to | slušati | hr-sing_to-listen-to |
(to) hear | čuti | hr-sing_to-hear |
(to) see | vidjeti | hr-sing_to-see |
(to) feel | osjetiti | hr-sing_to-feel |
(to) live | živjeti | hr-sing_to-live |
(to) want | htjeti željeti | hr-sing_to-want hr-sing_to-want-2 |
(to) need | trebati | hr-sing_to-need |
(to) like | sviđati se | hr-sing_to-like |
(to) love | voljeti | hr-sing_to-love |
(to) give | dati davati | hr-sing_to-give hr-sing_to-give-2 |
(to) take | uzeti uzimati | hr-sing_to-take hr-sing_to-take-2 |
(to) play | igrati (se) svirati | hr-sing_to-play hr-sing_to-play-2 |
(to) laugh | smijati se | hr-sing_to-laugh |
(to) come | doći stići | hr-sing_to-come hr-sing_to-come-2 |
(to) go | ići | hr-sing_to-go |
(to) go by […] | putovati | hr-sing_to-go-by- |
(to) write | pisati | hr-sing_to-write |
(to) read | čitati | hr-sing_to-read |
(to) count | brojiti | hr-sing_to-count |
(to) pronounce | izgovoriti | hr-sing_to-pronounce |
(to) spell | slovkati | hr-sing_to-spell |
(to) conjugate | konjugirati | hr-sing_to-conjugate |
(to) remember | sjetiti se zapamtiti | hr-sing_to-remember hr-sing_to-remember-2 |
(to) forget | zaboraviti | hr-sing_to-forget |
(to) eat | jesti | hr-sing_to-eat |
(to) try | pokušati probati | hr-sing_to-try hr-sing_to-try-2 |
(to) use | koristiti upotrijebiti | hr-sing_to-use hr-sing_to-use-2 |
(to) open | otvoriti | hr-sing_to-open |
(to) close | zatvoriti | hr-sing_to-close |
(to) greet / (to) welcome | pozdraviti poželjeti dobrodošlicu | hr-sing_to-greetto-welcome hr-sing_to-greetto-welcome-2 |
(to) begin | početi | hr-sing_to-begin |
(to) end | završiti | hr-sing_to-end |
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