Breakdown of Na taj način nećemo riješiti problem.
problem
problem
ne
no, not
htjeti
to want (intent, will)
riješiti
to solve
na taj način
in that way, thus
Questions & Answers about Na taj način nećemo riješiti problem.
Why is riješiti used here instead of its imperfective pair rješavati?
Riješiti is the perfective aspect, focusing on the successful completion of the action (actually getting the problem solved). Even though the sentence is negative, the speaker is talking about the end result. If you used rješavati, it would mean "We won't work on solving the problem that way."
English says "in that way," so why does Croatian use the preposition na instead of u for Na taj način?
In Croatian, the preposition na is the standard choice when talking about a method, manner, or "way" of doing something with the word način. It is followed here by the accusative case. Translating "in" literally by using u would sound unnatural.
Since nećemo is part of the future tense, does it need to follow the strict second-position rule for enclitics?
No, because nećemo is a fully stressed verb form, not an enclitic. The positive future auxiliary words (ću, ćeš, etc.) are enclitics and strictly need the second position, but the negative forms stand on their own and have more flexible word order.
Both način and problem are in the accusative case here, but they look exactly like their dictionary forms. Why?
They are both masculine inanimate nouns. In Croatian, masculine nouns that represent non-living things have an accusative form that is identical to their nominative form. Način is the object of the preposition na, and problem is the direct object of the verb riješiti.
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