знае

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *znati. Cognate with Bulgarian зная (znaja) and Russian знать (znatʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈznaɛ]

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Verb

знае • (znae) third-singular present, impf (perfective дознае)

1. (transitive) to know
2. (transitive) to know how to, be able

Usage notes

• This verb is primarily used to denote knowledge of facts, but it may also be used to express acquaintance or familiarity with people, places, and the like (though a separate verb, "познава", exists for that).

Conjugation

Conjugation of знае (imperfective, present in -е)

l-participles	imperfect	aorist	non-finite forms
masculine	знаел	—	adjectival participle	знаен
feminine	знаела	—	adverbial participle	знаејќи
neuter	знаело	—	verbal noun	знаење
plural	знаеле	—	perfect participle	знаено
	present	imperfect	aorist	imperative
1st singular	знам	знаев	—	—
2nd singular	знаеш	знаеше	—	знај
3rd singular	знае	знаеше	—	—
1st plural	знаеме	знаевме	—	—
2nd plural	знаете	знаевте	—	знајте
3rd plural	знаат	знаеја	—	—
Compound tenses
perfect	сум знаел		present of сум (except in the 3rd person) + imperfect l-participle
има-perfect	имам знаено		present of има + perfect participle
pluperfect	бев знаел		imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle
има-pluperfect	имав знаено		imperfect of има + perfect participle
има-perfect reported	сум имал знаено		perfect of има + perfect participle
future	ќе знам		ќе + present
има-future	ќе имам знаено		future of има + perfect participle
future in the past	ќе знаев		ќе + imperfect
има-future in the past	ќе имав знаено		future in the past of има + perfect participle
future reported	ќе сум знаел		ќе + imperfect l-participle
има-future reported	ќе сум имал знаено		future reported of има + perfect participle
conditional	би знаел		би + imperfect l-participle
има-conditional	би имал знаено		conditional of има + perfect participle