Conjugation of reći in Croatian
rećito say; to tellirregular
Prezentpresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ja | rečem | |
| ti | rekneš | |
| on/ona/ono | rekne | |
| mi | reknemo | |
| vi | reknete | |
| oni/one | reknu |
Common mistakes in the Prezent
- ja
reknemrečemLearners may analogically form the 1st person singular as 'reknem' after other present forms, but the correct form is irregular: 'rečem'.
Perfektpresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ja | sam rekao / sam rekla | |
| ti | si rekao / si rekla | |
| on/ona/ono | je rekao / je rekla / je reklo | |
| mi | smo rekli / smo rekle | |
| vi | ste rekli / ste rekle | |
| oni/one | su rekli / su rekle |
Common mistakes in the Perfekt
- ja
ja rekaosam rekao / sam reklaIn Croatian the past (perfekt) requires the auxiliary 'sam/si/je...' + participle (e.g. 'sam rekao'), not the participle alone.
Futur Ifuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ja | reći ću | |
| ti | reći ćeš | |
| on/ona/ono | reći će | |
| mi | reći ćemo | |
| vi | reći ćete | |
| oni/one | reći će |
Kondicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ja | bih rekao / bih rekla | |
| ti | bi rekao / bi rekla | |
| on/ona/ono | bi rekao / bi rekla / bi reklo | |
| mi | bismo rekli / bismo rekle | |
| vi | biste rekli / biste rekle | |
| oni/one | bi rekli / bi rekle |
Common mistakes in the Kondicional
- ja
ja bih rećibih rekao / bih reklaThe conditional uses the auxiliary 'bih/bi...' + past participle (bih rekao), not the infinitive.
Imperativ
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ti | reci | |
| on/ona/ono | neka rekne | |
| mi | recimo | |
| vi | recite | |
| oni/one | neka reknu |
Common mistakes in the Imperativ
- ti
rećireciThe 2nd person singular imperative is 'reci' (ci), not 'reći' (ći). - on/ona/ono
recineka rekneThere is no plain 3rd-person imperative; use 'neka' + present (e.g. 'neka rekne').
reći — frequently asked questions
Is reći a regular verb?
No — reći is an irregular Croatian verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does reći mean?
reći is a Croatian verb meaning "to say; to tell".