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1.3.2. What are you drinking?

There are three types of verbs based on their last vowel in the dictionary form: a-verbs, e-verbs, and и-verbs, i.e. those ending in a, e, and и, respectively, in the form found in the dictionary. For verbs that end in -e in the dictionary, in order to form the present tense, the final -e is replaced in the first person singular with an -a- and removed completely in the third person plural. Then the endings you are already familiar with are added:

јас -(replace final -e with -a)м
ти -ш
тој -
ние -ме
вие -те
тие -(remove final -e)ат

where the - represents the dictionary form.

Note: in literary Macedonian, the sequence -иа- does not exist; there will always be a -j- separating -и- and -a-, creating -ија-. This becomes relevant with e-verbs in the present first person singular and third person plural. You see this in action in the tutorial above.

What next?

    • Want a fun way to practice the vocabulary?
        - Go to the flash cards and a quiz at Quizlet
        - Try the E-verbs crossword puzzle (click here). When you're done, don't forget to come back to the Learn portion of the website.
    • Want to hear the vocabulary of these tutorials in context? Try this audiocast: Another Introduction. When you're done, don't forget to come back to the Learn portion of the website.
    • Think you got it? Take the test below and then move on to apply these endings to various other e-verbs in the E-verbs practice.

Test

Note: use Macedonian Cyrillic for the answers. Learn how to set up a Macedonian keyboard in the "Setting up your computer" section here. For the fill-in-the-blanks, provide the correct form of the verb for the provided pronoun.

Vocabulary (зборови)

Click on the Macedonian word to hear its pronunciation.
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