Slovenian Future Tense

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Welcome to our Slovenian grammar course for beginners! Today we`re going to talk about the Future tense.

The future tense in the Slovenian language allows us to talk about actions, events, plans and opportunities that we are still planning.
We need to use the Future tense for the next reasons:

- When we talk about Plansy;
- When we predict Future Actions;
- When we discuss Future Obligations or Events.

In English, the future tense is often conjured using the auxiliary verb "will" followed by the infinitive form of the main verb.
For instance, "I will travel," "She will read," "We will eat."

However, in Slovenian the future tense is formed in a unique way by combining the verb "biti" (to be) with the participle form of the main verb. The participle form corresponds to with the past tense form of the verb in the third person singular and remains the same regardless of the subject.

First, let`s revisit the verb "biti" in the future tense forms:

To these forms of "biti," we append the participle of the main verb, and thus we unlock the essence of the future action.
Let`s take the example of the verb "vedeti" (to know):

For the second example, let us take the verb "učiti se" (to learn):

This example demonstrates that the future tense in Slovenian is mostly identical with the Past tense in all but the form of the verb "biti." To explore the negative form in the future tense, simply place the particle "ne" before the form of "biti."
Here`s an example with the verb "iti" (to go):


Now you know how the future tense is formed in Slovenian. We hope that you will be able to use this tense whenever you need and want. We will be glad to see you at our next lessons. Good luck!