Breakdown of Iako je zahtjev velik, pristat ću.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
velik
big
htjeti
to want (intent, will)
iako
although
zahtjev
demand
pristati
to agree (to consent)
Questions & Answers about Iako je zahtjev velik, pristat ću.
Why does the verb je come right after iako?
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)?
Yes! At the A2 level, you will notice many verbs are built by attaching different prefixes to basic verbs. Stati means 'to stand' or 'to step', and adding the prefix pri- creates pristati, which changes the meaning to 'to agree' or 'to consent'.
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