Croatian (Vrbanj). Perfect: auxiliary verb in the active voice: 'to be', 1
| Ol ṣvoje râne mlâdoṣti lavurȏ ṣon u petrȏri i grōdȋ ṣon kȕće. | |||||||||||
ol from | ṣvoj-e one's-F.GEN.SG | rân-e early-F.GEN.SG | mlâdoṣt-i youth-GEN.SG | lavurȏ work.PTCP.PST.M.SG | ṣon be.PRS.1SG | u in | petrȏr-i stone.carpentry-LOC.SG | i and | grōdȋ build.PTCP.PST.M.SG | ṣon be.PRS.1SG | kȕć-e house-ACC.PL |
| 'From my early youth I worked in stone carpentry and built houses.' | |||||||||||
Type: Naturalistic spoken
Source: Hraste 1935: 52