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Questions & Answers about Što hoćete prodati?
Why do we use the full form hoćete here instead of the short form ćete?
The full form hoćete specifically means want. If you used the short form ćete, the sentence would turn into the future tense: Što ćete prodati? means What will you sell?.
Who is being addressed in this sentence?
The verb ending in -te tells us this is the vi form. This means it could be addressed to multiple people (What do you all want to sell?) or politely to one person (the formal you).
Why does prodati keep its infinitive (dictionary) form?
When you pair a main verb like hoćete (you want) with another action, the second verb stays in the infinitive. This is exactly like English, where we say want to sell instead of want sell.
Do we need to include the pronoun vi (you) in this sentence?
No, you do not need to say Što vi hoćete prodati?. In Croatian, the ending of the verb hoćete already makes it clear that the subject is you (plural or formal). Adding vi would just add extra emphasis to the word you.