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 Slovenian conversations.
This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Slovenian“.
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Important verbs
English | Slovenian |
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(to) be | biti |
(to) have | imeti |
(to) do / (to) make | narediti |
can / (to) know how to | lahko |
(to) know (how) | vedeti |
(to) know / (to) be acquainted with | seznaniti z |
(to) understand | razumeti |
(to) speak / (to) talk | govoriti |
(to) listen to | poslušati |
(to) hear | slišati |
(to) see | videti |
(to) feel | čutiti |
(to) live | živeti |
(to) want | želeti |
(to) need | potrebovati |
(to) like | všeč |
(to) love | ljubiti |
(to) give | dati |
(to) take | vzeti |
(to) play | igrati |
(to) laugh | smejati |
(to) come | priti |
(to) go | iti |
(to) go by […] | Iti z |
(to) write | pisati |
(to) read | brati |
(to) count | šteti |
(to) pronounce | izgovoriti |
(to) spell | črkovati |
(to) conjugate | spregati |
(to) remember | (se) spomniti |
(to) forget | pozabiti |
(to) eat | jesti |
(to) try | poskusiti |
(to) use | uporabiti |
(to) open | odpreti |
(to) close | zapreti |
(to) greet / (to) welcome | pozdraviti |
(to) begin | začeti |
(to) end | končati |
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