Word
Čekaj me ispred škole, hvala.
Meaning
Wait for me in front of the school, thank you.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Čekaj me ispred škole, hvala.
What form is the word Čekaj, and when do I use it?
- Čekaj is the 2nd person singular imperative of čekati (to wait).
- Use it to tell or ask one person you’re on familiar terms with to wait.
- For a neutral subject pronoun, Croatian usually drops ti. You’d only add Ti for emphasis: Ti me čekaj ispred škole.
How do I say this to more than one person or more politely?
- Plural/polite imperative: Čekajte me ispred škole, hvala.
- To make it extra polite, add:
- Informal: molim te → Čekaj me…, molim te.
- Formal/plural: molim vas → Čekajte me…, molim vas.
Why is it me and not mene?
- me is the unstressed clitic (accusative of ja) used by default next to the verb: Čekaj me.
- mene is the stressed form, used for emphasis or contrast: Čekaj mene, a ne njega.
Where does me go in the sentence? Can I move it?