Conjugation of paziti in Croatian
pazitito pay attention, to be carefulregular
Prezentpresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ja | pazim | |
| ti | paziš | |
| on/ona/ono | pazi | |
| mi | pazimo | |
| vi | pazite | |
| oni/one | paze |
Common mistakes in the Prezent
- ja
pazampazimLearners may wrongly generalize a different present-tense ending; the correct form is pazim. - oni/one
pazijupazeThe 3rd person plural is not formed with -iju here; it is paze.
Perfektpresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ja | sam pazio/pazila | |
| ti | si pazio/pazila | |
| on/ona/ono | je pazio/pazila | |
| mi | smo pazili/pazile | |
| vi | ste pazili/pazile | |
| oni/one | su pazili/pazile |
Common mistakes in the Perfekt
- ja
sam pazitisam pazio/pazilaThe perfect uses the past participle, not the infinitive: sam pazio/pazila.
Futur Ifuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ja | ću paziti | |
| ti | ćeš paziti | |
| on/ona/ono | će paziti | |
| mi | ćemo paziti | |
| vi | ćete paziti | |
| oni/one | će paziti |
Common mistakes in the Futur I
- ja
budem pazio/pazilaću pazitiFuture I uses the clitic auxiliary: ću paziti.
Kondicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ja | bih pazio/pazila | |
| ti | bi pazio/pazila | |
| on/ona/ono | bi pazio/pazila | |
| mi | bismo pazili/pazile | |
| vi | biste pazili/pazile | |
| oni/one | bi pazili/pazile |
Common mistakes in the Kondicional
- mi
bih pazili/pazilebismo pazili/pazileThe conditional auxiliary must agree in number: bismo pazili/pazile.
Imperativ
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ti | pazi | |
| mi | pazimo | |
| vi | pazite |
Common mistakes in the Imperativ
- ti
pazijpaziThe imperative is pazi, not a stem with -j.
paziti — frequently asked questions
Is paziti a regular verb?
Yes — paziti is a regular Croatian verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does paziti mean?
paziti is a Croatian verb meaning "to pay attention, to be careful".