The -ем group and dropping the subject pronoun
Ten minutes on the topic's third group and its everyday habit: -овати/-евати verbs drop that ending and add -ујем, -ујеш, -ује, -ујемо, -ујете, -ују, and because the ending alone already marks the person, ја/ти/он… is routinely left out - kept only for contrast. Build sentences at the airport and on the platform before choosing and translating your way through the rest.
The part of the grammar page this lesson drills — read it here, then use it.
Group III - the -ем group
The fully regular, highly productive corner of this group is -овати/-евати verbs: drop -овати/-евати and add -ујем, -ујеш, -ује, -ујемо, -ујете, -ују. Spotting an infinitive ending in -овати tells you the whole conjugation.
Other -ем-group verbs exist too, often with a stem change (see the exceptions below) - those are covered in a later lesson, once you have more vocabulary to practice them with.
Dropping the subject pronoun
Because the ending alone already shows the person, the subject pronoun (see personal-pronouns-a1) is often left out: „Путујем много.“ (I travel a lot.) needs no ја. Use the pronoun only for contrast or emphasis: „Ја путујем, а он ради.“ (I travel, while he works.)
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | putujem | putujemo |
| 2. | putuješ | putujete |
| 3. | putuje | putuju |