Ispunit ću obrazac sutra u uredu.

I will fill out the form tomorrow at the office.

Breakdown of Ispunit ću obrazac sutra u uredu.

• u: in
• sutra: tomorrow
• htjeti: will
• ured: office
• ispuniti: to fill out
• obrazac: form

Questions & Answers about Ispunit ću obrazac sutra u uredu.

Why is the future written as Ispunit ću? What does ću mean?

Croatian commonly forms the future with the auxiliary ću (from htjeti = to want, grammaticalized into a future marker) plus the infinitive (or a special shortened form of the infinitive).
So Ispunit ću literally corresponds to I will fill out.

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Why is it Ispunit ću and not Ispuniti ću?

With ću/ćeš/će…, Croatian often uses a shortened infinitive form (sometimes called the “future stem”) where the final -i is dropped:

• ispuniti → ispunit ću
  Both ispunit ću and ispuniti ću may be heard, but ispunit ću is the standard, most natural written form.

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Can the word order change? For example: Sutra ću ispuniti obrazac u uredu.

Yes. Word order is flexible, and different orders change emphasis/focus. All of these are natural:

• Ispunit ću obrazac sutra u uredu. (neutral; starts with the action)
• Sutra ću ispuniti obrazac u uredu. (emphasizes tomorrow)
• U uredu ću sutra ispuniti obrazac. (emphasizes in the office)
  A key rule: the clitic ću usually goes in the “second position” of the clause (after the first stressed element), which is why Sutra ću… and U uredu ću… are common.

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What case is obrazac in, and why?

Obrazac is in the accusative singular because it is the direct object of the verb ispuniti (to fill out).
Dictionary form is obrazac (nominative), and for this masculine inanimate noun the accusative looks the same as the nominative: obrazac.

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Why is it u uredu and not u ured?

Because u takes:

• Locative when it means in/at (a location) → u uredu (in the office)
• Accusative when it means into/to (movement toward) → u ured (into the office)

Here it’s a location where the action happens, so u + locative: u uredu.

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What case is uredu?

Uredu is locative singular of ured (office).
The pattern is common for masculine nouns: ured → u uredu.

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Is sutra a special form (a case), or just an adverb?

Sutra is an adverb meaning tomorrow. It doesn’t decline and doesn’t change form.

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Does ispuniti mean “fill in” or “fill out”? Could I also say popuniti?

Both ispuniti obrazac and popuniti obrazac are used for fill out a form.
Often:

• ispuniti can sound a bit more formal/administrative (complete, fill in fully)
• popuniti is very common in everyday speech for forms (fill out)
  In this sentence, ispuniti is perfectly natural.

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What aspect is ispuniti (perfective/imperfective), and does it matter here?

Ispuniti is perfective: it views the action as completed (fill it out to completion).
That fits well with a simple future plan: Ispunit ću obrazac… = I’ll fill out the form (and finish it).
An imperfective partner exists in usage (often ispunjavati), which would emphasize the process/habit rather than completion.

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Why is there a space in Ispunit ću? Can it be written as one word?

In standard Croatian, the auxiliary ću is written separately: ispunit ću.
You may sometimes see older or nonstandard writing that joins them, but the standard is two words.

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How do I pronounce ću and the letter ć?

• ć is a “soft” t sound, close to t
  • a slight y glide (similar to the t in tune for some English accents, but Croatian is more consistent).
• ću is roughly [tɕu].
  Also note u is like oo in food (shorter and cleaner).

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Does u uredu mean “in the office” or “at the office”? Which is better in English?

Croatian u uredu literally means in the office, but it often corresponds to English at the office depending on context. Croatian doesn’t always distinguish in vs at the same way English does; u covers both “at/in” for many locations.