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The FUTURE TENSE (PRIHODNJIK)
The future tense is formed by:
the future tense of the verb to be + the -L participle
The - L participle is formed by taking the infinitive, dropping the -TI ending and adding -L, -LA, -LO, -LI or -LE:
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| SINGULAR | DUAL | PLURAL |
masculine | -l | -la | -li |
feminine | -la | -li | -le |
neuter | -lo | -li | -la |
Positive form
SINGULAR | DUAL | PLURAL |
jaz | bom | plaval / plavala | midva | bova | plavala | mi | bomo | plavali |
ti | boš | plaval / plavala | medve | bova | plavali | me | bomo | plavale |
on | bo | plaval | vidva | bosta | plavala | vi | boste | plavali |
ona | bo | plavala | vedve | bosta | plavali | ve | boste | plavale |
ono | bo | plavalo | onadva | bosta | plavala | oni | bodo / bojo | plavali |
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| onidve | bosta | plavali | one | bodo / bojo | plavale |
Negative form
SINGULAR | DUAL | PLURAL |
jaz | ne bom | plaval / plavala | midva | ne bova | plavala | mi | ne bomo | plavali |
ti | ne boš | plaval / plavala | medve | ne bova | plavali | me | ne bomo | plavale |
on | ne bo | plaval | vidva | ne bosta | plavala | vi | ne boste | plavali |
ona | ne bo | plavala | vedve | ne bosta | plavali | ve | ne boste | plavale |
ono | ne bo | plavalo | onadva | ne bosta | plavala | oni | ne bodo / ne bojo | plavali |
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| onidve | ne bosta | plavali | one | ne bodo / ne bojo | plavale |
Remember that the future tense of the verb to be is:
jaz bom (NOT jaz bom bil)
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There are some irregular -L participles. The most common are:
ITI: šel, šla, šlo, šli, šle [ to go ] PRITI: prišel, prišla, prišlo, prišli, prišle [ to arrive ] ODITI: odšel, odšla, odšlo, odšli, odšle [ to leave ] NAJTI: našel, našla, našlo, našli, našle [ to find ]
JESTI: jedel, jedla, jedlo, jedli, jedle [ to eat ]
REČI: rekel, rekla, reklo, rekli, rekle [ to say ] OBLEČI: oblekel, oblekla, obleklo, oblekli, oblekle [ to wear ] TEČI: tekel, tekla, teklo, tekli, tekle [ to run ]
ODPRETI: odprl, odprla, odprlo, odprli, odprle [ to open ] ZAPRETI: zaprl, zaprla, zaprlo, zaprli, zaprle [ to close ]
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WORD ORDER
In the positive form of the future tense, the verb to be is always placed in the 2nd position.
Example:
I will go to the theatre tomorrow.
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1st position | 2nd position | 3rd position |
Jaz | bom | šel v gledališče jutri |
Jutri | bom | šel v gledališče |
Šel | bom | v gledališče jutri |
V gledališče | bom | šel jutri |