Conjugation of može in Croatian
moćican / to be ableirregular
Prezentpresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ja | mogu | |
| ti | možeš | |
| on/ona/ono | može | |
| mi | možemo | |
| vi | možete | |
| oni/one | mogu |
Common mistakes in the Prezent
- ja
možemoguLearners often use the 3rd-person 'može' for 'I' — the correct 1st-person form is 'ja mogu'.
Perfektpresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ja | ja sam mogao / mogla | |
| ti | ti si mogao / mogla | |
| on/ona/ono | on je mogao / ona je mogla / ono je moglo | |
| mi | mi smo mogli / mogle | |
| vi | vi ste mogli / mogle | |
| oni/one | oni su mogli / one su mogle |
Common mistakes in the Perfekt
- ja
ja sam mogao/laja sam mogao / moglaRemember gender agreement in the past participle: e.g. 'ja sam mogao' (m) or 'ja sam mogla' (f).
Futur Ifuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ja | ja ću moći | |
| ti | ti ćeš moći | |
| on/ona/ono | on će moći / ona će moći / ono će moći | |
| mi | mi ćemo moći | |
| vi | vi ćete moći | |
| oni/one | oni će moći / one će moći |
Common mistakes in the Futur I
- ja
ja ću moguja ću moćiThe auxiliary 'ću' is followed by the infinitive: correct is 'ja ću moći', not 'ja ću mogu'.
Kondicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ja | ja bih mogao / mogla | |
| ti | ti bi mogao / mogla | |
| on/ona/ono | on bi mogao / ona bi mogla / ono bi moglo | |
| mi | mi bismo mogli / mogle | |
| vi | vi biste mogli / mogle | |
| oni/one | oni bi mogli / one bi mogle |
Common mistakes in the Kondicional
- ja
ja bi mogaoja bih mogao / moglaUse the correct conditional auxiliary for 'ja' — 'ja bih mogao'. Many learners omit or mis-order the auxiliary.
može — frequently asked questions
Is može a regular verb?
No — može is an irregular Croatian verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does može mean?
može is a Croatian verb meaning "can / to be able".