Vidjela

Vidjela is a feminine singular past participle form of the verb vidjeti (to see) in several South Slavic languages, notably Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian and Montenegrin. It typically functions as the past tense form for a female subject, meaning “she saw” or “she has seen,” depending on context and aspect.

In usage, vidjeti is a perfective verb, so past tense is built with an auxiliary form of to be and the participle: for example, Ona je vidjela film (She saw the film / She has seen the film). The participle agrees with the subject in gender and number, with masculine, feminine, and neuter forms used in corresponding contexts. Common related forms include vidio (masculine singular) and vidjelo (neuter singular), as well as plural forms such as vidjeli (masculine plural) and vidjele (feminine plural). The exact endings vary by language and dialect, but the feminine singular vidjela remains the standard mark of a female actor who perceived something in the past.

Etymology and cognates trace vidjeti to Proto-Slavic viděti, with related forms in other Slavic languages, such as Russian videla (Она видела). The form vidjela therefore reflects a widespread Slavic pattern for expressing past perception by a female subject and is a common element in everyday narration and written Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, and Montenegrin texts. Vidjela is not a standalone noun or place name; it is primarily a grammatical form used within sentences.