Breakdown of Napravi to ovako, bit će lakše.
biti
to be (sam, si, je)
to
that
htjeti
to want (intent, will)
napraviti
to do / to make
ovako
like this, this way
lak
easy; light (weight)
Questions & Answers about Napravi to ovako, bit će lakše.
Why is Napravi used here instead of radi if both mean "do"?
Napraviti is a perfective verb, used for a single, completed action (like saying "get it done"). Raditi is imperfective and would be used if you were telling someone to keep doing something or to do it as an ongoing habit. Since the speaker wants the person to complete a specific task, the perfective napravi is required.
Why is ovako used instead of tako or onako?
These adverbs describe how an action is done based on distance. Ovako means "like this" (close to the speaker). If you were referring to how the listener was already doing the task, you'd use tako ("like that"). If referring to a method disconnected from both of you, you'd use onako. Here, the speaker is likely demonstrating the action themselves, so ovako is used.
Why does the future tense drop the 'i' to become bit će instead of biti će?
When forming the future tense, if an infinitive ending in -ti comes directly before the short future helper verb (like ću, ćeš, or će), standard Croatian drops the final -i in writing. So biti će becomes bit će. In everyday speech, it is often pronounced as a single word: biće.
Why is the comparative word lakše in the neuter form here?
The second half of the sentence is an impersonal expression meaning "it will be easier." Because there is no specific masculine or feminine noun acting as the subject, Croatian defaults to the neuter singular form. This neuter adjective form is identical to the comparative adverb.
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