Breakdown of Navodi se da će vlada zaustaviti reformu.
htjeti
to want (intent, will)
sebe
oneself (stressed reflexive)
da
that (conjunction)
zaustaviti
to stop (something) (perfective)
navoditi
to state, to cite (navodi se = reportedly)
vlada
government
reforma
reform
Questions & Answers about Navodi se da će vlada zaustaviti reformu.
In navodi se, who is doing the stating?
Nobody specific! This is an impersonal reporting structure. By adding the reflexive pronoun se to the 3rd-person singular verb navodi, we create the meaning 'it is stated' or 'they state'. It is commonly used in news and formal contexts to distance the speaker from the claim.
Could I use govori se or kaže se instead of navodi se?
Grammatically yes, but the tone would change. Navoditi specifically means 'to cite' or 'to allege', making navodi se sound formal and journalistic. Govori se or kaže se just means 'it is said', which sounds much more conversational or like a general rumor.
Why does the future tense helper će come before the subject vlada?
The word će is an enclitic, meaning it is a 'weak' word that must follow strict placement rules. In a subordinate clause starting with da, enclitics strongly prefer to sit right after the conjunction. Therefore, the natural order is da + će + subject (vlada) + main verb (zaustaviti).
Why is zaustaviti used here rather than its pair zaustavljati?
Zaustaviti is the perfective (completed action) form of the verb 'to stop'. Because the sentence talks about bringing the reform to a definitive halt, the perfective aspect is required. Zaustavljati is imperfective, which would imply the government will be in the ongoing process of stopping it over time, rather than taking a decisive action.
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