Breakdown of Ako podijelimo stanarinu, podijelit ćemo i režije.
i
and (additive)
htjeti
to want (intent, will)
ako
if
podijeliti
to divide
Questions & Answers about Ako podijelimo stanarinu, podijelit ćemo i režije.
Why is podijelimo in the present tense if this is a future condition?
In Croatian, real future conditions using 'if' are formed with ako followed by a verb in the present tense. Because dividing the rent is viewed as a completed action, we use the present tense of the perfective verb podijeliti.
Why is it written as podijelit ćemo and not podijeliti ćemo?
When forming the future tense, if an infinitive ending in -ti comes directly before the helper verb (ću, ćeš, ćemo, etc.), it drops the final -i. If you included the pronoun first, the infinitive would stay intact: mi ćemo podijeliti.
Why does this sentence use i if there is no 'and' in the English translation?
While i is most commonly the word for 'and', it frequently means 'also', 'too', or 'even' when it is placed directly before a noun. Here, i režije translates to 'also the utilities' or 'the utilities too'.
What kind of word is režije?
Režije refers to household utility bills (electricity, water, heating, etc.). It is the plural of the feminine noun režija. Croatians almost always use the plural form when talking about these expenses. Here, it is in the accusative case because it is the direct object of the verb.