Bosnian grammar

• Present participle (gerund)

  The present participle is generally used when two actions are taking place simultaneously. The present participle is formed by adding the suffix -ci to the 3^rd person plural of the present tense of the Imperfect.

  (Oni)itaju	itajui	Reading
  (Oni) govore	Govorei	Talking
  (Oni)rade	Radei	Doing

  Example: A lady came in wearing a hat.
  Seeing the queue another lady came in immediately.
  She served me while chatting to another customer.

  Past participle (gerund)

  Active past participle: This is formed by adding the suffix -- vi (after a vowel) or --avi ( after a consonant) to the infinitive stem:

  Sluati	Sluavi	Listening
  Vidjeti	Vidjevi	Seeing
  Spavati	Spavavi	Sleeping

  Passive past participle is verbal adjective

  Verbs that end in –ati have passive participle in -an.
  Verbs that end in -iti , -eti/-jeti have passive participle in -jen.
  Verbs that end in -eti have passive participle in -et
  

  Examples:

  itati	itan/na/no	Read
  Vidjeti	Vien/na/no	Seen
  Uraditi	Uraden/na/no	Done
  Prekinuti	Prekinut/a/o	Stopped
  Zauzeti	Zauzet/a/o	Occupied