Breakdown of Javit ću se sutra poslije posla.
posao
job / work
sutra
tomorrow
javiti se
to answer / to get in touch with, to contact
Questions & Answers about Javit ću se sutra poslije posla.
Why do we use the reflexive javit ću se instead of just javit ću?
The verb javiti on its own means to report or to let someone know a specific piece of information. When you add the reflexive pronoun se, the meaning changes to getting in touch, reaching out, or saying hello.
Why is the verb spelled javit without the final i?
In the Croatian future tense, when an infinitive verb ending in -ti comes right before the future helper word like ću, it drops the final i. If you included the pronoun ja at the start, the order would change and the i would return: ja ću se javiti.
Could I change the order of the short words and say javit se ću?
No, Croatian has strict rules for the order of these short, unstressed words (called enclitics). Verbal enclitics like the future helper ću must always come before the reflexive pronoun se.
Why does the word for work (posao) become posla in this sentence?
The preposition poslije (after) requires the following noun to be in the genitive case. The noun posao has a tricky spelling change: it loses its a (known as a fleeting a) and the final o turns back into an l, giving us the genitive form posla.
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