groniś

Lower Sorbian[edit]

From grono (“speech”).

groniś pf or impf

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.
(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 of groniś (perfective)

Present	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	groniju gronijom	gronijomej	gronijomy
2nd person	gronijoš	gronijotej	gronijośo
3rd person	gronijo	gronijotej	groniju
Preterite	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	gronich	gronichmej	gronichmy
2nd person	groni	groništej	gronišćo
3rd person	groni	groništej	gronichu
Imperative	Singular	Dual	Plural
2nd person	groń	grońtej	grońśo

Conjugation of groniś (imperfective)

Present	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	gronim	gronimej	gronimy
2nd person	groniš	gronitej	groniśo
3rd person	groni	gronitej	gronje
Preterite	Singular	Dual	Plural
1st person	gronjach	gronjachmej	gronjachmy
2nd person	gronjašo	gronjaštej	gronjašćo
3rd person	gronjašo	gronjaštej	gronjachu
Imperative	Singular	Dual	Plural
2nd person	groń	grońtej	grońśo