Breakdown of Ovi planeti bit će stvarno zanimljivi.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
ovaj
this (m) / ova (f), ovo (n)
zanimljiv
interesting
stvarno
really
planet
planet
Questions & Answers about Ovi planeti bit će stvarno zanimljivi.
Why does the future tense look like bit će here?
To form the future tense, we use the infinitive biti (to be) and the future helping verb će (will). Because the helping verb comes right after an infinitive ending in -ti, the -i is dropped, making it bit će.
Could we say će biti instead of bit će in this sentence?
Yes, you could say Ovi planeti će biti stvarno zanimljivi. The word će is a weak word that usually takes the second position, right after the subject Ovi planeti. In that case, biti keeps its full form. However, it is also very common to group the future tense verbs together as bit će, which is why you see it written this way here.
Why do ovi and zanimljivi both end in -i?
They are matching the noun they describe, planeti. In standard Croatian, planet is a masculine noun. To make it plural, it takes the -i ending. The words 'these' (ovi) and 'interesting' (zanimljivi) must also take the masculine plural -i ending to match.
Why doesn't stvarno change its ending to match the plural planets?
Because stvarno (really) is an adverb describing the adjective zanimljivi, not an adjective describing the planets themselves. Adverbs never change their endings.
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