Learn Croatian: Iako je zahtjev velik, pristat ću. - Although the demand is big, I will agree.

The word iako means 'although' and introduces a new dependent clause. In Croatian, short unstressed words called clitics (like je) must take the second position in their clause. Here, the conjunction iako occupies the first spot, so je naturally falls right into the second position.

Why is the future tense verb spelled pristat instead of pristati?

This is a common rule for the Croatian future tense. When the helper verb (like ću) comes immediately after an infinitive verb ending in -ti, you must drop the final -i. Therefore, pristati plus ću becomes pristat ću. If you added the pronoun ja at the start, the word order would flip and the -i would return: ja ću pristati.

Why is it velik and not veliki?

Here, the adjective velik describes the noun after the verb 'to be' ('the demand is big'). When an adjective is used like this, separated from its noun by a verb, Croatian uses the short, indefinite form (velik). You would use the long, definite form veliki if you were putting the words directly together, as in veliki zahtjev (the big demand).

Does the verb pristati come from stati (to stand/stop)?