Šef želi promijeniti raspored sastanaka ovaj tjedan.

to want

Breakdown of Šef želi promijeniti raspored sastanaka ovaj tjedan.

• sastanak: meeting
• ovaj: this
• tjedan: week

Questions & Answers about Šef želi promijeniti raspored sastanaka ovaj tjedan.

What verb is "želi", and what form is it in this sentence?

"Želi" is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb "željeti" (to want / to wish).

• infinitive: željeti
• ja: želim (I want)
• ti: želiš (you want, sg.)
• on/ona/ono: želi (he/she/it wants)
• mi: želimo (we want)
• vi: želite (you want, pl./formal)
• oni/one/ona: žele (they want)

So "Šef želi" literally = "The boss wants".

Why is the infinitive "promijeniti" used after "želi"?

In Croatian, verbs like željeti (to want), morati (must), htjeti (to want), voljeti (to like/love) are often followed directly by an infinitive:

• Želim jesti. – I want to eat.
• On mora raditi. – He has to work.

So "želi promijeniti" = wants to change.

No extra word like "to" or "da" is needed before the infinitive here.

What’s the difference between "promijeniti" and "mijenjati"?