Večeras ću prati rublje u perilici u kupaonici.

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Breakdown of Večeras ću prati rublje u perilici u kupaonici.

• večeras: tonight
• htjeti: will (future auxiliary)
• kupaonica: bathroom

Questions & Answers about Večeras ću prati rublje u perilici u kupaonici.

Why is the future tense formed as ću prati instead of one single future-tense verb like in English (I will wash)?

Croatian forms the future tense (Futur I) with:

• a present-tense form of htjeti (to want) used as an auxiliary: ću, ćeš, će, ćemo, ćete, će
• • the infinitive of the main verb: prati (to wash)

So:

• Večeras ću prati… = Večeras (this evening) + ću (I will) + prati (wash)

This is completely regular:

• ću raditi – I will work
• će učiti – he/she will study
• ćemo gledati – we will watch

So instead of one fused future word, Croatian uses a helper word (ću) plus the infinitive.

Could we say veš instead of rublje? What’s the difference?

Yes, you will often hear:

• Večeras ću prati veš u perilici u kupaonici.

rublje and veš both mean laundry / washing:

• rublje – more neutral, a bit more standard
• veš – very common in everyday speech, slightly more colloquial

Both are grammatically neuter, and in this sentence both are in the accusative singular (the object of prati).