bojati

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bojati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bajā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoyh₂-eh₂-ti, from *bʰeyh₂-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǒjati/
• Hyphenation: bo‧ja‧ti

Verb

bòjati impf (Cyrillic spelling бо̀јати)

1. (reflexive) to fear, be afraid of (+genitive case)

   bojim se ― I'm afraid

   bojim ga se ― I'm afraid of him

   ne boj se ― don't be afraid

   nemaš se čega bojati ― there is nothing to be afraid of

   ona se boji vlastitog oca ― she's afraid of her own father

   nemoj se bojati ― don't be afraid

   ne trebaš se bojati ― there is no need to be afraid

   on se boji i vlastite s(j)ene ― he's afraid even of his own shadow

Conjugation

Infinitive: bojati		Present verbal adverb: bòjēći		Past verbal adverb: —		Verbal noun: bòjānje
Number		Singular			Plural
Person		1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Verbal forms		ja	ti	on / ona / ono	mi	vi	oni / one / ona
Present		bojim	bojiš	boji	bojimo	bojite	boje
Future	Future I	bojat ću1 bojaću	bojat ćeš1 bojaćeš	bojat će1 bojaće	bojat ćemo1 bojaćemo	bojat ćete1 bojaćete	bojat će1 bojaće
	Future II	bȕdēm bojao2	bȕdēš bojao2	bȕdē bojao2	bȕdēmo bojali2	bȕdēte bojali2	bȕdū bojali2
Past	Perfect	bojao sam2	bojao si2	bojao je2	bojali smo2	bojali ste2	bojali su2
	Pluperfect3	bȉo sam bojao2	bȉo si bojao2	bȉo je bojao2	bíli smo bojali2	bíli ste bojali2	bíli su bojali2
	Imperfect	bojah	bojaše	bojaše	bojasmo	bojaste	bojahu
Conditional I		bojao bih2	bojao bi2	bojao bi2	bojali bismo2	bojali biste2	bojali bi2
Conditional II4		bȉo bih bojao2	bȉo bi bojao2	bȉo bi bojao2	bíli bismo bojali2	bíli biste bojali2	bíli bi bojali2
Imperative		—	boj	—	bojmo	bojte	—
Active past participle		bojao m / bojala f / bojalo n			bojali m / bojale f / bojala n
1   Croatian spelling: others omit the infinitive suffix completely and bind the clitic. 2   For masculine nouns; a feminine or neuter agent would use the feminine and neuter gender forms of the active past participle and auxiliary verb, respectively. 3   Often replaced by the past perfect in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped. 4   Often replaced by the conditional I in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.   *Note: The aorist and imperfect were not present in, or have nowadays fallen into disuse in, many dialects and therefore they are routinely replaced by the past perfect in both formal and colloquial speech.

Conjugation of bojati

Derived terms

• pobòjati

Etymology 2

From boja +‎ -ti.

Alternative forms

• bòjiti (alternative infinitive)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǒjati/
• Hyphenation: bo‧ja‧ti

Verb

bòjati impf (Cyrillic spelling бо̀јати)

1. (transitive) to color
2. (transitive) to dye (hair, cloth..)
3. (transitive) to paint (by brush)
4. (transitive) to distemper
5. (transitive) to stain (glass etc.)

Conjugation

Infinitive: bojati		Present verbal adverb: bòjajūći		Past verbal adverb: —		Verbal noun: bòjānje
Number		Singular			Plural
Person		1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	3rd
Verbal forms		ja	ti	on / ona / ono	mi	vi	oni / one / ona
Present		bojam	bojaš	boja	bojamo	bojate	bojaju
Future	Future I	bojat ću1 bojaću	bojat ćeš1 bojaćeš	bojat će1 bojaće	bojat ćemo1 bojaćemo	bojat ćete1 bojaćete	bojat će1 bojaće
	Future II	bȕdēm bojao2	bȕdēš bojao2	bȕdē bojao2	bȕdēmo bojali2	bȕdēte bojali2	bȕdū bojali2
Past	Perfect	bojao sam2	bojao si2	bojao je2	bojali smo2	bojali ste2	bojali su2
	Pluperfect3	bȉo sam bojao2	bȉo si bojao2	bȉo je bojao2	bíli smo bojali2	bíli ste bojali2	bíli su bojali2
	Imperfect	bojah	bojaše	bojaše	bojasmo	bojaste	bojahu
Conditional I		bojao bih2	bojao bi2	bojao bi2	bojali bismo2	bojali biste2	bojali bi2
Conditional II4		bȉo bih bojao2	bȉo bi bojao2	bȉo bi bojao2	bíli bismo bojali2	bíli biste bojali2	bíli bi bojali2
Imperative		—	boj	—	bojmo	bojte	—
Active past participle		bojao m / bojala f / bojalo n			bojali m / bojale f / bojala n
1   Croatian spelling: others omit the infinitive suffix completely and bind the clitic. 2   For masculine nouns; a feminine or neuter agent would use the feminine and neuter gender forms of the active past participle and auxiliary verb, respectively. 3   Often replaced by the past perfect in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped. 4   Often replaced by the conditional I in colloquial speech, i.e. the auxiliary verb biti (to be) is routinely dropped.   *Note: The aorist and imperfect were not present in, or have nowadays fallen into disuse in, many dialects and therefore they are routinely replaced by the past perfect in both formal and colloquial speech.

Conjugation of bojati

Derived terms

• pobòjati

References

• “bojati”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
• “bojati”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025