Conjugation of pisati in Croatian
pisatito writeirregular
Prezentpresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ja | pišem | |
| ti | pišeš | |
| on/ona/ono | piše | |
| mi | pišemo | |
| vi | pišete | |
| oni/one | pišu |
Common mistakes in the Prezent
- ja
pisampišemLearners often keep the infinitive stem 'pis-' and form 'pisam', but the present uses the stem 'piš-' so the correct form is 'pišem'. - oni/one
pisupišuMissing the caron: 's' becomes 'š' in the present plural. The correct form is 'pišu'.
Perfektpresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ja | pisao sam / pisala sam | |
| ti | pisao si / pisala si | |
| on/ona/ono | on je pisao / ona je pisala / ono je pisalo | |
| mi | pisali smo / pisale smo | |
| vi | pisali ste / pisale ste | |
| oni/one | oni su pisali / one su pisale |
Common mistakes in the Perfekt
- ja
pisaopisao sam / pisala samCroatian past (perfekt) requires the auxiliary ('sam/si/je/...'). Saying only the participle is incomplete; use 'pisao sam' or 'pisala sam'.
Futur Ifuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ja | pisat ću | |
| ti | pisat ćeš | |
| on/ona/ono | on će pisati / ona će pisati / ono će pisati | |
| mi | pisat ćemo | |
| vi | pisat ćete | |
| oni/one | oni će pisati / one će pisati |
Common mistakes in the Futur I
- ja
pisaćupisat ćuThe form 'pisaću' is Serbian; standard Croatian uses the auxiliary 'ću' + infinitive ('ću pisati') or the clitic order ('pisat ću').
Kondicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ja | pisao bih / pisala bih | |
| ti | pisao bi / pisala bi | |
| on/ona/ono | pisao bi / pisala bi / pisalo bi | |
| mi | pisali bismo / pisale bismo | |
| vi | pisali biste / pisale biste | |
| oni/one | oni bi pisali / one bi pisale |
Common mistakes in the Kondicional
- ja
pisati bihpisao bih / pisala bihThe conditional is formed with the past participle + conditional auxiliary (bih), not the infinitive. Use 'pisao bih' / 'pisala bih'.
Imperativ
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ti | piši | |
| on/ona/ono | neka piše | |
| mi | pišimo | |
| vi | pišite | |
| oni/one | neka pišu |
Common mistakes in the Imperativ
- mi
pišemopišimoPresent 'pišemo' is not an imperative. The first-person plural imperative is 'pišimo' (or 'neka pišemo' for periphrastic forms).
pisati — frequently asked questions
Is pisati a regular verb?
No — pisati is an irregular Croatian verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does pisati mean?
pisati is a Croatian verb meaning "to write".