promijenio

Promijenio is a masculine singular past participle form of the verb promijeniti, used in Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian, and Montenegrin. The word expresses that something has been changed or that someone changed something. As a participle, promijenio functions like an adjective in terms of gender and number agreement, with corresponding forms such as promijenila (feminine singular) and promijenilo (neuter singular). In past tense constructions, it appears with the auxiliary verb and can modify a direct object, as in he changed something, or stand as the predicate in a sentence.

The base verb promijeniti is the perfective form of mijenjati, meaning to change or alter. The prefix po- in promijeniti signals completion or a completed action, distinguishing it from the imperfective mijenjati. This distinction is common across the shared South Slavic languages, where promijeniti and its participles are used to describe changes that have been completed or decided.

Usage and examples illustrate its role in everyday language. For instance, On je promijenio odluku means “He changed his decision.” Promijenio je boju zida can be rendered as “He changed the color of the wall.” Promijenio sam planove communicates “I have changed my plans.” In these examples promijenio agrees with the subject and, when possible, with other elements of the sentence in gender and number.

See also: promijeniti, mijenjati, promjena, change (as a general concept) in South Slavic languages.