Možete pogoditi odgovor.

to be able to

Breakdown of Možete pogoditi odgovor.

• odgovor: answer
• pogoditi: to guess correctly; hit

Questions & Answers about Možete pogoditi odgovor.

What does možete mean here?

Možete is the 2nd person plural present form of moći, which means to be able to / can.

So možete can mean:

• you can (speaking to more than one person)
• you can (speaking politely/formally to one person)

In this sentence, it gives the meaning you can or you are able to.

Is možete plural or formal singular?

It can be either:

• plural: talking to several people
• formal singular: talking politely to one person

Croatian uses the same form, vi / možete, for both.

So without more context, Možete pogoditi odgovor. could mean:

• You all can guess the answer.
• You can guess the answer. (said politely to one person)

Why is pogoditi in the infinitive?