Conjugation of sanjati in Croatian
sanjatito dreamregular
Prezentpresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ja | sanjam | |
| ti | sanjaš | |
| on/ona/ono | sanja | |
| mi | sanjamo | |
| vi | sanjate | |
| oni/one | sanjaju |
Common mistakes in the Prezent
- ti
sanišsanjašDon't drop the 'j' in the stem: correct present 2nd sg is 'sanjaš'.
Perfektpresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ja | ja sam sanjao | |
| ti | ti si sanjao | |
| on/ona/ono | on je sanjao | |
| mi | mi smo sanjali | |
| vi | vi ste sanjali | |
| oni/one | oni su sanjali |
Common mistakes in the Perfekt
- ja
ja sam sanjatija sam sanjaoPerfekt requires the past participle with the auxiliary 'biti' (sam) → 'ja sam sanjao/sanjala', not the infinitive.
Futur Ifuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ja | ja ću sanjati | |
| ti | ti ćeš sanjati | |
| on/ona/ono | on će sanjati | |
| mi | mi ćemo sanjati | |
| vi | vi ćete sanjati | |
| oni/one | oni će sanjati |
Common mistakes in the Futur I
- ja
ja sanjamja ću sanjatiPresent tense is not future. Use the auxiliary 'ću' + infinitive: 'ja ću sanjati'.
Kondicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ja | ja bih sanjao | |
| ti | ti bi sanjao | |
| on/ona/ono | on bi sanjao | |
| mi | mi bismo sanjali | |
| vi | vi biste sanjali | |
| oni/one | oni bi sanjali |
Common mistakes in the Kondicional
- ti
ti bi sanjatiti bi sanjaoConditional uses the auxiliary ('bih/bi/...') + past participle, not the infinitive: 'ti bi sanjao'.
Imperativ
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ti | sanjaj | |
| on/ona/ono | neka sanja | |
| mi | sanjajmo | |
| vi | sanjajte | |
| oni/one | neka sanjaju |
Common mistakes in the Imperativ
- ti
sanisanjajImperative for -ati verbs typically adds -j: use 'sanjaj', not 'sani'.
sanjati — frequently asked questions
Is sanjati a regular verb?
Yes — sanjati is a regular Croatian verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does sanjati mean?
sanjati is a Croatian verb meaning "to dream".