Word
Večeras ću potpisati peticiju protiv smeća u rijeci.
Meaning
Tonight I will sign a petition against trash in the river.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of Večeras ću potpisati peticiju protiv smeća u rijeci.
u
in
večeras
tonight
htjeti
will (future auxiliary)
rijeka
river
Questions & Answers about Večeras ću potpisati peticiju protiv smeća u rijeci.
Why is the future tense ću potpisati and not something like one single future verb form?
Croatian (like other South Slavic languages) forms the Future I tense with an auxiliary + infinitive:
- ću – future auxiliary of biti (to be), 1st person singular
- potpisati – infinitive of the verb to sign (perfective)
Pattern:
- Ja ću potpisati – I will sign
- Ti ćeš potpisati – You will sign
- On/ona/ono će potpisati – He/she/it will sign
- etc.
In everyday speech, the pronoun ja is usually dropped because the ending on ću already shows the person:
- Večeras ću potpisati peticiju… = This evening I will sign the petition…
So ću potpisati is the normal future I form; there is no single fused verb like in English I’ll sign.
Why is the word order Večeras ću potpisati… and not Večeras potpisati ću…?