Finding the present stem of Croatian verbs

 

The present stem is an important verb form: it's the basis for building each and every tense of Croatian verbs.

 

How do you find the present stem of a Croatian verb?

You take the first person singular in the present tense of a Croatian verb – and then you remove the specific present tense ending.
 
Let's try it together:
As an example we take a look at the Croatian verb 'gledati' (to look at).
The first person singular in the present tense is: 'gledam' (I look at).
The specific ending for the first person singular of all verbs that are grouped in the a-class is: -am.
✂ So, let's cut our verb: gled | am
So the present stem of the verb 'gledati' (to look at) is: 'gled'.


 

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