Breakdown of Predložio bih da izaberemo dugoročan plan.
plan
plan
da
that (conjunction)
bih
would (conditional auxiliary, "I would")
predložiti
to suggest, to propose (perfective)
izabrati
to choose
dugoročan
long-term
Questions & Answers about Predložio bih da izaberemo dugoročan plan.
How does using predložio bih change the tone compared to saying predlažem (I suggest)?
Using the conditional predložio bih (I would suggest) softens your statement. Instead of giving a direct command or strong opinion, it acts as a hedge, making your suggestion much more polite, tentative, and open to discussion.
Izaberemo is the present tense of the perfective verb izabrati (to choose). I thought perfective verbs couldn't be used in the present tense?
You can't use perfective verbs for actions happening right now, but they are perfectly fine in the present tense when they follow da. In this sentence, da izaberemo expresses a hypothetical or proposed future action, similar to how English uses the subjunctive in 'that we choose.'
Why is it dugoročan plan instead of dugoročni plan?
Plan is a masculine, inanimate noun in the accusative case (it is the object being chosen). For inanimate masculine nouns, the accusative form is exactly the same as the nominative. The speaker uses the indefinite adjective dugoročan because they are suggesting a general long-term plan, rather than a specific one (dugoročni).
How do we know the gender of the person making the suggestion?
The verb form predložio ends in -o, which tells us the speaker identifies as masculine. If a female speaker were making this suggestion, she would say predložila bih.
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