Grammar · Top verbs
Top 100 verbs: 1–20 (most frequent)
The verbs you need most. The first-person present form is in brackets.
1. biti — to be (sam)
2. imati — to have (imam)
3. moći — can, to be able (mogu)
4. hteti — to want (hoću)
5. ići — to go (idem)
6. doći — to come (dođem)
7. reći — to say (kažem)
8. znati — to know (znam)
9. videti — to see (vidim)
10. dati — to give (dam)
11. uzeti — to take (uzmem)
12. raditi — to work (radim)
13. misliti — to think (mislim)
14. govoriti — to speak (govorim)
15. tražiti — to look for (tražim)
16. čuti — to hear (čujem)
17. pričati — to talk (pričam)
18. živeti — to live (živim)
19. voleti — to love (volim)
20. gledati — to watch, to look (gledam)
Examples
Znam. Razumem.
I know. I understand.
Hoću da vidim.
I want to see.
Gde živite?
Where do you live?
Tips
- These 20 verbs appear in a large share of everyday conversations.
- Biti, hteti and moći are irregular; most of the others follow the standard types.