Breakdown of Zajedno ćemo riješiti ovaj težak zadatak.
zajedno
together
htjeti
will (future auxiliary)
ovaj
this
težak
difficult
Questions & Answers about Zajedno ćemo riješiti ovaj težak zadatak.
What does zajedno mean exactly, and where can it go in the sentence?
Zajedno means together (doing something jointly).
- Zajedno ćemo riješiti ovaj težak zadatak.
- Ovaj težak zadatak ćemo riješiti zajedno.
- Zajedno ćemo ovaj težak zadatak riješiti.
All of these are grammatical. Putting zajedno at the beginning, as in the original, slightly emphasizes the idea of doing it together. At the end (…riješiti zajedno) the focus feels more on the result (we will solve it, and we’ll do it together).
No comma is needed with zajedno in this simple sentence.
What does ćemo mean, and why is it separate from riješiti?
Ćemo is the first person plural form of the verb htjeti (to want), which is used as an auxiliary to form the future tense:
- mi ćemo riješiti = we will solve
In normal speech and writing, the subject pronoun mi (we) is usually omitted, because ćemo already shows the person and number:
- (Mi) ćemo riješiti = we will solve.
So the future is formed as:
- ćemo (auxiliary) + riješiti (infinitive).
The two words are separate: Croatian future tense doesn’t fuse the auxiliary and the main verb into one word.
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