Čekaj ovdje dok ne dođem iz drogerije.

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Breakdown of Čekaj ovdje dok ne dođem iz drogerije.

• doći: to come
• čekati: to wait
• iz: from

Questions & Answers about Čekaj ovdje dok ne dođem iz drogerije.

Why is there a ne in dok ne dođem if the meaning is until I come back (not until I don’t come)?

In Croatian, dok + ne is the standard way to say until with a completed event. The ne doesn’t make the clause negative in meaning; it’s part of the “until” construction:

• Čekaj dok ne dođem. = Wait until I come (back). Without ne, dok often means while instead:
• Čekaj dok (ja) dolazim. = Wait while I’m coming (different idea).

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Why is dođem in the present tense if it refers to the future?

After conjunctions like dok, Croatian commonly uses the present tense to refer to a future action, similar to English until I come back (present form, future meaning).
So dok ne dođem is grammatically present, but semantically future.

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Why is it dođem and not dolazim?