Breakdown of Ona će zalijepiti plakat na staklo.
ona
she
na
on, at / to, onto (with motion) / about (thinking about)
htjeti
to want (intent, will)
staklo
glass (material)
zalijepiti
to stick / to glue
plakat
poster
Questions & Answers about Ona će zalijepiti plakat na staklo.
Why do we use na staklo (accusative) instead of na staklu (locative)?
Even though 'on the glass' sounds like a fixed location in English, the verb zalijepiti (to stick or glue) is an action that moves the poster onto a destination. With dynamic placement verbs like this, we use na plus the accusative case to show where the object is going. Staklo is a neuter noun, so its accusative form looks exactly the same as its dictionary form.
Is plakat in the nominative case here?
It looks like it, but it is actually in the accusative case because it is the direct object of zalijepiti (the thing being stuck). Because plakat (poster) is a masculine inanimate noun (a thing, not a living being), its accusative form is identical to its nominative form.
Is zalijepiti a perfective or imperfective verb?
It is perfective, meaning it focuses on the completion of the action (putting the poster on the glass). The imperfective pair is lijepiti (to be sticking or gluing). Both verbs share a root with the noun ljepilo (glue).
Could we drop the pronoun ona and just say Zalijepit će...?
Yes! If you drop the pronoun ona, the future helper word će usually moves to the second position in the sentence. It attaches to the main verb, and the infinitive drops its final -i. The sentence would then be Zalijepit će plakat na staklo.
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