Moram poslati ručnik natrag, jer je mrlja ostala.

to be

Breakdown of Moram poslati ručnik natrag, jer je mrlja ostala.

• jer: because
• morati: to have to
• ručnik: towel

Questions & Answers about Moram poslati ručnik natrag, jer je mrlja ostala.

Why is moram used here, and what’s its dictionary form?

Moram means I must / I have to. The dictionary form is morati (to have to / must).
It’s conjugated for 1st person singular: (ja) moram. Croatian often drops the subject ja because the verb ending already shows the person.

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Why do we say poslati and not some other form like šaljem?

After morati, Croatian typically uses the infinitive: moram + infinitive → moram poslati (I have to send).
You can also use da + present in some contexts/regions (moram da pošaljem), but in standard Croatian the infinitive (moram poslati) is the most common/neutral choice.

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What case is ručnik in, and why?

Ručnik is in the accusative singular because it’s the direct object of poslati (to send).
For masculine inanimate nouns like ručnik, the accusative singular is the same as the nominative singular, so it looks unchanged: ručnik.

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