Subject pronouns:
I – ja
you – ti
he – on
she – ona
it – ono
we – mi
you (plural) – vi
they – oni
Present Tense – Sadašnje vreme
to study – učiti
I study – ja učim
you study – ti učiš
he studies – on uči
she studies – ona uči
it studies – ono uči
we study – mi učimo
you (plural) study – vi učite
they study – oni uče
In order to form the present tense, the suffix “ti” is omitted from the infinitive (učiti), and that is how the stem is formed (uči). We apply the suffixes to a stem in order to form the present tense:
-m -mo
-š -te
/ -e/-u/-ju
The suffixes for all the persons except for the third person plural are always the same, for all the verbs. The third person plural can end in three different ways: “e”, “u”, or “ju” – depending on the last letter of the stem.
1) If the stem ends in “i”:
he works – radi
– “they” form ends in “e”:
they work – rade
2) If the stem ends in “e”:
he eats – jede
– “they” form ends in “u”:
they eat – jedu
3) If the stem ends in “a”:
he sleeps – spava
– “they” form ends in “ju”
they sleep – spavaju
to read – čitati
I read – ja čitam
you read – ti čitaš
he reads – on čita
she reads – ona čita
it reads – ono čita
we read – mi čitamo
you (plural) read – vi čitate
they read – oni čitaju
to write – pisati
I write – ja pišem
you write – ti pišeš
he writes – on piše
she writes – ona piše
it writes – ono piše
we write – mi pišemo
you write (plural) – vi pišete
they write – oni pišu