Word
Uredit ću sučelje da korisnik vidi podatke.
Meaning
I will arrange the interface so that the user sees the data.
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Breakdown of Uredit ću sučelje da korisnik vidi podatke.
vidjeti
to see
htjeti
to want (intent, will)
da
that (conjunction)
podatak
piece of data, information
Questions & Answers about Uredit ću sučelje da korisnik vidi podatke.
How does da work in this sentence to mean "so that"?
In Croatian, purpose clauses (which explain the goal or reason for an action) are typically formed using da followed by the present tense. Even though the main action is in the future (Uredit ću), the verb in the dependent purpose clause stays in the present tense (vidi). This construction directly translates to "so that the user sees" or "in order for the user to see".
Why is the 'i' missing from the end of the verb in Uredit ću?
This is a standard spelling rule for the future tense. When the auxiliary verb (ću, ćeš, će, etc.) comes immediately after an infinitive that ends in -ti, you must drop the final i. Therefore, urediti + ću becomes uredit ću. If you include the pronoun and flip the word order, the 'i' returns: Ja ću urediti.
The dictionary word for "data" is podatak. How did it become podatke?
Podatak is a masculine noun that contains a "fleeting a". When you add case endings to it, the a in the final syllable drops out, turning the base of the word into podatk-. Because "data" is the direct object of the verb vidi and it is plural, it takes the masculine accusative plural ending -e, resulting in podatke.
Why doesn't (interface) change its ending, given that it is also a direct object?