Word
Moj brat će doći na šalter.
Meaning
My brother will come to the counter.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Moj brat će doći na šalter.
brat
brother
na
on, at / to, onto (with motion) / about (thinking about)
htjeti
to want (intent, will)
doći
to come, to arrive
Questions & Answers about Moj brat će doći na šalter.
Why do we use doći here instead of just ići?
The verb ići simply means "to go" or "to be on one's way" (imperfective). By adding the prefix do-, we get doći, which specifically means "to come" or "to arrive" at a destination. Since the brother is completing his journey to the counter, we use the perfective verb doći.
Is the word doći perfective or imperfective?
It is perfective, meaning it describes a completed action. While you cannot use perfective verbs for ongoing actions in the present tense, you can absolutely use them in the future tense (će doći) to say that an arrival will be successfully completed.
Why is the future tense written as će doći instead of doći će?
Both forms exist, but the word order depends on what starts the sentence. Because we explicitly stated the subject (Moj brat) first, the short helping verb (će) must take the second position in the sentence. The infinitive (doći) follows it. If we didn't mention the brother and just said "He will come", it would be Doći će na šalter.
Why do we use the preposition na instead of u for going to the counter?
In Croatian, we use na (to/onto) instead of u (into) when moving toward open spaces, surfaces, or specific service points like a counter (šalter), a train station, or a post office. He isn't going inside the counter, but rather stepping up to it.