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Croatian · Verb Tables · Beginner
trebati means "to need" in Croatian. Simplest present: ja trebam, ti trebaš, on / ona / ono treba, mi trebamo, vi trebate, oni / one / ona trebaju. Below: all 3 tenses we teach, with examples.
Drop -ti from the infinitive and add -m, -š, -Ø, -mo, -te, -e/-ju to the stem. This one form covers both 'I do' and 'I am doing'.
| ja | trebam |
| ti | trebaš |
| on / ona / ono | treba |
| mi | trebamo |
| vi | trebate |
| oni / one / ona | trebaju |
Use the short present of 'biti' (sam, si, je, smo, ste, su) with the main verb's l-participle, which agrees with the subject's gender in the singular.
| ja | trebao sam / trebala sam |
| ti | trebao si / trebala si |
| on / ona / ono | trebao je / trebala je / trebalo je |
| mi | trebali smo |
| vi | trebali ste |
| oni / one / ona | trebali su |
Add the short present of 'htjeti' (ću, ćeš, će, ćemo, ćete, će) after the infinitive; for -ti verbs the -i is dropped when written together as one unit (radit ću).
| ja | trebat ću |
| ti | trebat ćeš |
| on / ona / ono | trebat će |
| mi | trebat ćemo |
| vi | trebat ćete |
| oni / one / ona | trebat će |
| Trebam kartu za vlak. | I need a train ticket. |
| Trebat ćemo taksi. | We will need a taxi. |
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