Breakdown of Sustav će automatski poslati poruku čim dobijemo obavijest.
htjeti
to want (intent, will)
dobiti
to get / to win
poruka
message
poslati
to send
čim
as soon as
sustav
system
automatski
automatically
obavijest
notification
Questions & Answers about Sustav će automatski poslati poruku čim dobijemo obavijest.
Why is dobijemo in the present tense if this whole event is happening in the future?
In Croatian, it is standard to use the present tense of a perfective verb inside a temporal clause starting with čim (as soon as) to talk about a future event. It shows that the action of receiving must be completely finished before the next action happens.
Could we use the future tense and say čim ćemo dobiti instead?
No, you generally cannot use the future tense right after čim. When setting up a future trigger like this, Croatian relies on the perfective present tense, so dobijemo is the correct choice.
Why does obavijest not have an accusative ending like -u, since it is the direct object?
The word obavijest is a feminine noun that ends in a consonant, which belongs to a special group called i-declension nouns. For these nouns, the accusative singular form is identical to the nominative singular. This is different from regular feminine nouns ending in -a, like poruka, which changes to poruku.
Why is the adverb automatski placed between će and poslati?
The word će is a clitic, meaning it strictly belongs in the second position of the sentence, right after the first word (Sustav). The main verb poslati is much more flexible, so placing an adverb between the auxiliary verb and the main verb is perfectly normal.
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