Bosnian
Facts
- Language: Bosnian
- Alternate names: bosanski jezik
- Language code: bos
- Language family: Indo-European, Classical Indo-European, Balto-Slavic, Slavic, South Slavic, Western South Slavic, Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian, Shtokavski, New Shtokavian, Eastern Herzegovinian Shtokavian
- Number of speakers: 4000000
- Script: Latin script
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Introduction
Bosnian language is a South Slavic language native to the Bosniak people. The language is notably spoken in the areas of Bosnia, the Bosniak-dominated region of Sandžak (in Serbia and Montenegro) and elsewhere. The Serbian, Croatian, and Bosniak languages are all mutually intelligible.
The verb
The main tenses used in Bosnian language are:
- Present tense
- Past tense
- Future tense
- Pluperfect
- Future perfect
- Imperative
- Conditional
Sample verb: čitati
Present
Person | Present Indicative |
Sg.1 | čitam |
Sg.2 | čitaš |
Sg.3 | čita |
Pl.1 | čitamo |
Pl.2 | čitate |
Pl.3 | čitaju |