Breakdown of On će možda ostati doma za praznik.
on
he
doma
at home / home (direction)
za
for / at (a table) (+ instrumental)
ostati
to stay
Questions & Answers about On će možda ostati doma za praznik.
The lesson says we sometimes drop the "-i" from the infinitive in the future tense. Why does ostati keep its "-i" here?
The "-i" is only dropped when the infinitive comes directly before the future helper word (like će). Because the helper word će comes earlier in this sentence, ostati keeps its full form. If we dropped the subject and started the sentence with the verb, the rule would apply and it would be Ostat će možda doma za praznik.
Why is će placed right after On instead of next to the main verb ostati?
će is an enclitic, which is a "weak" word that must normally take the second position in a sentence. Here, On is the first word, so će locks into the second spot, even if it means being separated from ostati by the word možda.
I learned that "house" is kuća. Why do we use doma here?
kuća is the noun for a physical house or building. doma is an adverb that specifically means "at home" or "homewards". It is very common and natural to use doma when talking about staying home or going home, just like in English.
What case is praznik in after the preposition za?