Conjugation of voditi in Croatian
voditito lead, to guideirregular
Prezentpresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ja | vodim | |
| ti | vodiš | |
| on/ona/ono | vodi | |
| mi | vodimo | |
| vi | vodite | |
| oni/one | vode |
Common mistakes in the Prezent
- ja
ja vodivodimRemember the 1st person singular ends with -m: 'ja vodim'. - oni/one
oni vodivodeUse the plural form 'vode' for 'they', not the singular 'vodi'.
Perfektpresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ja | ja sam vodio/vodila | |
| ti | ti si vodio/vodila | |
| on/ona/ono | on/ona/ono je vodio/vodila/vodilo | |
| mi | mi smo vodili/vodile | |
| vi | vi ste vodili/vodile | |
| oni/one | oni/one su vodili/vodile |
Common mistakes in the Perfekt
- ja
ja sam voditija sam vodio/vodilaDon't use the infinitive after the auxiliary 'sam' — use the past participle 'vodio'/'vodila': 'ja sam vodio' or 'ja sam vodila'.
Futur Ifuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ja | ja ću voditi | |
| ti | ti ćeš voditi | |
| on/ona/ono | on/ona/ono će voditi | |
| mi | mi ćemo voditi | |
| vi | vi ćete voditi | |
| oni/one | oni/one će voditi |
Common mistakes in the Futur I
- ti
ti voditi ćešti ćeš voditiAuxiliary 'ćeš' precedes the infinitive: 'ti ćeš voditi'.
Kondicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ja | ja bih vodio/vodila | |
| ti | ti bi vodio/vodila | |
| on/ona/ono | on/ona/ono bi vodio/vodila/vodilo | |
| mi | mi bismo vodili/vodile | |
| vi | vi biste vodili/vodile | |
| oni/one | oni/one bi vodili/vodile |
Common mistakes in the Kondicional
- ja
ja ću vodioja bih vodio/vodilaThe conditional uses 'bih' + past participle, not the future auxiliary 'ću': 'ja bih vodio' or 'ja bih vodila'.
Imperativ
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ti | vodi | |
| mi | vodimo | |
| vi | vodite |
Common mistakes in the Imperativ
- ti
vodiš!vodiDon't use the present tense form with -š as an order; imperative is 'vodi'.
voditi — frequently asked questions
Is voditi a regular verb?
No — voditi is an irregular Croatian verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does voditi mean?
voditi is a Croatian verb meaning "to lead, to guide".