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Definition 2024
зема
зема
Macedonian
Verb
зема • (zema) impf (perfective земе)
Conjugation
Conjugation of зема (imperfective, present in -а)
| л-participles | imperfect | aorist | non-finite forms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | земал | — | adjectival partc. | земан |
| feminine | земала | — | adverbial partc. | земајќи |
| neuter | земало | — | verbal noun | земање |
| plural | земале | — | ||
| present | imperfect | aorist | imperative | |
| 1st singular | земам | земав | — | — |
| 2nd singular | земаш | земаше | — | земај |
| 3rd singular | зема | земаше | — | — |
| 1st plural | земаме | земавме | — | — |
| 2nd plural | земате | земавте | — | земајте |
| 3rd plural | земаат | земаа | — | — |
| Compound tenses | ||||
| perfect | сум земал | present of сум + imperfect л-participle | ||
| pluperfect | бев земал | imperfect of сум + imperfect л-participle | ||
| future | ќе земам | ќе + present | ||
| future in the past | ќе земав | ќе + imperfect | ||
| future reported | ќе сум земал | ќе + imperfect л-participle | ||
| conditional | би земал | би + imperfect л-participle | ||
Usage notes
- This verb is often incorrectly used as a perfective one as well, likely because the perfective form "земе" is irregular. Hence, one may often hear things like "земав две книги од фиоката" to mean "I took two books from the drawer" whereas it actually means "I was taking two books from the drawer" - the correct sentence would be "зедов две книги од фиоката".