Breakdown of Ja bih ispunio tvoju želju.
ja
I
tvoj
your (informal)
bih
would (conditional auxiliary: bih, bi, bi, bismo, biste, bi)
ispuniti
to fulfill
želja
wish
Questions & Answers about Ja bih ispunio tvoju želju.
How do we form "I would fulfill" in this sentence?
We use the conditional mood, which is made of two parts: the helper word bih (meaning "would" for the "I" form) and the active past participle (or l-participle) of the main verb, which is ispunio.
Can I drop the pronoun Ja in this sentence?
Yes, it is very common to drop the pronoun! However, because bih is a clitic (a "weak" word that cannot start a sentence), the word order must change. If you drop Ja, the sentence becomes Ispunio bih tvoju želju.
Would the sentence change if a woman is speaking?
Why do tvoju and želju end in -u?
They are in the accusative case because "your wish" is the direct object being fulfilled. The base feminine words tvoja (your) and želja (wish) both change their -a ending to -u in this case.
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