Vojska dolazi sutra.

In Croatian, the present tense is often used for scheduled or certain future events, especially with a time word like sutra (tomorrow).

So Vojska dolazi sutra literally uses present tense, but in English it is natural to translate it as The army is coming tomorrow or The army comes tomorrow depending on context.

This is similar to English sentences like:

• My train leaves tomorrow.
• She arrives next week.

Vojska usually means army, military, or troops, depending on context.

In this sentence, it is a singular noun grammatically, even if it may refer to a group of soldiers. So the verb is singular: vojska dolazi, not a plural form.

Croatian does not have articles like English the and a/an.

So vojska can mean:

• army
• the army
• sometimes even an army

The exact meaning depends on context. In many real situations, English would naturally use the army, but Croatian does not need a separate word for that.

Yes. Vojska is the subject, the thing doing the action.

The structure is:

• Vojska = subject
• dolazi = verb
• sutra = time expression

So literally the sentence is structured like: Army comes tomorrow.

Dolazi is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb dolaziti (to come / to be coming / to arrive).

Why 3rd person singular? Because the subject vojska is grammatically singular.

A few related forms:

• ja dolazim = I come / I am coming
• ti dolaziš = you come / you are coming
• on/ona/ono dolazi = he/she/it comes
• vojska dolazi = the army comes

Both verbs are related, but they differ in aspect, which is very important in Croatian.

• dolaziti = imperfective
• doći = perfective

In a simple sentence like Vojska dolazi sutra, the imperfective dolaziti is very natural for a planned future arrival.

You may also hear:

• Vojska će doći sutra. = The army will come tomorrow.

That version uses the future tense with the perfective verb doći.

So the original sentence is natural and common, especially when talking about a planned or expected event.

Yes. Croatian word order is fairly flexible, though some orders sound more natural in certain contexts.

Possible versions include:

• Vojska dolazi sutra.
• Sutra dolazi vojska.
• Dolazi vojska sutra. (possible, but more marked)

The basic meaning stays similar, but the focus changes:

• Vojska dolazi sutra = neutral
• Sutra dolazi vojska = emphasizes tomorrow
• Dolazi vojska can sound more like The army is coming!

No. Sutra can appear in different positions.

For example:

• Vojska dolazi sutra.
• Sutra vojska dolazi.
• Sutra dolazi vojska.

All are possible, but they may differ slightly in emphasis. Putting sutra first often highlights the time.

A simple approximate pronunciation is:

VOY-ska do-LAH-zee SOO-tra

A few helpful notes:

• vj/oj in vojska can feel a little compact for English speakers
• j in Croatian is pronounced like English y
• z in dolazi is like z in zoo
• r in sutra is a tapped/trilled r

A rougher English-style guide:

• vojska ≈ VOY-ska
• dolazi ≈ doh-LAH-zee
• sutra ≈ SOO-tra

In natural English, The army is coming tomorrow is usually the best translation.

Croatian present tense can cover meanings that English often expresses with:

• comes
• is coming
• sometimes even a future idea

So while comes tomorrow is possible in English, is coming tomorrow usually sounds more natural in everyday speech.

Yes. Vojska is a feminine noun.

You can often recognize many feminine Croatian nouns by the ending -a, though not all nouns ending in -a behave exactly the same way.

If you added an adjective, it would have to agree in gender:

• Hrvatska vojska dolazi sutra. = The Croatian army is coming tomorrow.

Here hrvatska is feminine singular to match vojska.

Yes, depending on context.

Vojska is often translated as army, but in some situations English may prefer:

• the military
• the troops
• the forces

The exact best translation depends on what kind of military group is being discussed. Croatian vojska is a bit broader than a single rigid English equivalent.