A2 · Elementary
🪞 Verbs with “se” الأفعال مع «se»
zvati se, tuširati se, vratiti se — the little “se” and where it goes.
1. zvati se (to be called)
“se” never changes. Only the verb is conjugated.
| Person | Verb first | With pronoun |
|---|---|---|
| jaI | zovem se | ja se zovem |
| tiyou | zoveš se | ti se zoveš |
| on / onahe / she | zove se | on se zove |
| miwe | zovemo se | mi se zovemo |
| viyou (pl.) | zovete se | vi se zovete |
| oni / onethey | zovu se | oni se zovu |
💡 “se” likes to be the second thing in a sentence: “Zovem se Ana” or “Ja se zovem Ana”, but never “Se zovem”.
2. Common “se” verbs
| Croatian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tuširati se | to shower |
| vratiti se | to come back |
| sjetiti se | to remember |
| naći se | to meet up |
| odmarati se | to rest |
| smijati se | to laugh |
Examples
- Tuširam se svako jutro.
I shower every morning. · أستحم كل صباح. - Vratili smo se u nedjelju.
We came back on Sunday. · عدنا يوم الأحد.
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