Poslao

Poslao is the masculine singular past participle of the Serbo-Croatian verb poslati, meaning to send or dispatch. It is used in active voice to indicate that the subject sent something, and it agrees with the subject in gender and number. The feminine singular form is poslala, the neuter singular poslalo; the masculine plural is poslali, the feminine plural poslale, and the neuter plural poslalo.

In standard usage, poslao appears in perfective aspect and is typically found in sentences with an auxiliary or in a simple past construction, such as On je poslao pismo (He sent a letter) or Ja sam poslao poruku (I sent a message). The form can also appear in clause-initial position for emphasis. The active past participle contrasts with the passive past participle poslano, which is used when the focus is on the result of the sending rather than the doer, as in Pismo je poslato (The letter was sent).

Across dialects and standard varieties, poslao is written in Latin script as poslao and in Cyrillic as послао in Serbian contexts. The related verb root and its prefixed form reflect common Slavic patterns, with po- signaling a completed or punctual action and slati/slati being cognate verbs in related languages.

See also: poslati, poslan, poslano, sending and mailing in Serbo-Croatian grammar.