Lower Sorbian

Verb

groniś pf, impf

1. to say, tell

   Co sy jej gronił? / Co sy k njej gronił?‎

   What did you say to her?

   To gronijom mójomu nanoju.‎

   I’m going to tell my father that.

   Žednogo słowka njejo gronił.‎

   He didn’t say a word.

2. (reflexive with passive meaning or 3rd person plural used impersonally) to call (name or refer to) (with dative)

   Jomu se groni Juro.‎

   His name is Juro; he is called Juro

   (literally, ‘Juro says itself to him’ i.e. ‘Juro is said to him’)

   Mójomu synomu gronje Měto.‎

   My son’s name is Měto; my son is called Měto

   (literally, ‘To my son they say Měto’)

Conjugation

Perfective

Imperfective

Derived terms

• gronidło
• gronjaŕ
• gronjeje