Slovene Word of the Day
jesti
/YEH-stee/ • verb — 6th of May, 2026
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Meaning: to eat
Examples
- Jem zelenjavo, ker je zdrava.
(I eat vegetables because they are healthy.) - Ne morem jesti arašidov, ker sem alergičen.
(I cannot eat peanuts because I'm allergic.) - Ali želiš jesti zdaj ali malo kasneje?
(Do you want to eat now or a little later?)
Synonyms
- hraniti se
- uživati
- grizti
Jesti is the basic Slovene verb for 'to eat.' It is commonly used in everyday conversation (e.g., to say what you are eating or to invite someone to eat). It is irregular in forms (first person singular present: 'jem', past participle: 'jedel' for masculine), so learn its common conjugations (jem, ješ, je).
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