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Present tense type 3: pišem (stem changes)
The third type is the endings -em/-jem. Often the stem changes: the consonant alternates. This is the most “unpredictable” type, but frequent verbs are quickly remembered.
pisati (s→š) → pišem, pišeš, piše, pišemo, pišete, pišu
kazati (z→ž) → kažem, kažeš, kaže, kažemo, kažete, kažu
ići → idem, ideš, ide, idemo, idete, idu
moći (g→ž) → mogu, možeš, može, možemo, možete, mogu
Examples
Šta pišeš?
What are you writing?
Kaže da dolazi.
He says he will come.
Možemo li ući?
Can we come in?
Tips
- Alternations: s→š (pisati), z→ž (kazati), k→č (vikati→vičem), g→ž (lagati→lažem).
- Ići and moći are irregular, remember their forms separately.