Conjugation of oprostiti in Croatian
oprostitito forgive, to pardonregular
Prezentpresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ja | oprostim | |
| ti | oprostiš | |
| on/ona/ono | oprosti | |
| mi | oprostimo | |
| vi | oprostite | |
| oni/one | oproste |
Common mistakes in the Prezent
- ja
oprostamoprostimVerbs in the -iti class take -im in the 1st person singular present: use 'oprostim', not 'oprostam'. - ti
oprostisoprostišLearners often omit the diacritic. Use 'š' (oprostiš), not plain 's'.
Perfektpresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ja | sam oprostio | |
| ti | si oprostio | |
| on/ona/ono | je oprostio | |
| mi | smo oprostili | |
| vi | ste oprostili | |
| oni/one | su oprostili |
Common mistakes in the Perfekt
- on/ona/ono
je oprostila (for a male speaker)je oprostioPast participle must agree in gender with the subject. For a male subject use 'je oprostio'; for a female subject 'je oprostila'.
Futur Ifuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ja | ću oprostiti | |
| ti | ćeš oprostiti | |
| on/ona/ono | će oprostiti | |
| mi | ćemo oprostiti | |
| vi | ćete oprostiti | |
| oni/one | će oprostiti |
Common mistakes in the Futur I
- ja
ću oprostimću oprostitiAfter the auxiliary 'ću' use the infinitive ('oprostiti'), not a conjugated present form: 'ću oprostiti'.
Kondicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ja | bih oprostio | |
| ti | bi oprostio | |
| on/ona/ono | bi oprostio | |
| mi | bismo oprostili | |
| vi | biste oprostili | |
| oni/one | bi oprostili |
Common mistakes in the Kondicional
- ja
bih oprostitibih oprostioAfter conditional auxiliary use the past participle, not the infinitive: 'bih oprostio', not 'bih oprostiti'.
Imperativ
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ti | oprosti | |
| mi | oprostimo | |
| vi | oprostite |
Common mistakes in the Imperativ
- ti
oprostišoprostiDon't use the present indicative form for the command. Imperative for 'ti' is the bare stem 'oprosti'.
oprostiti — frequently asked questions
Is oprostiti a regular verb?
Yes — oprostiti is a regular Croatian verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does oprostiti mean?
oprostiti is a Croatian verb meaning "to forgive, to pardon".