Ako ideš brže, stići ćemo na vrijeme.

If you go faster, we will arrive on time.

Breakdown of Ako ideš brže, stići ćemo na vrijeme.

• ići: to go
• htjeti: will
• na: on
• vrijeme: time

Questions & Answers about Ako ideš brže, stići ćemo na vrijeme.

Why is ideš in the present tense if the sentence talks about the future?

In Croatian, a normal real future condition is often built like this:

• Ako + present tense
• future tense in the main clause

So Ako ideš brže, stići ćemo na vrijeme is the standard pattern for If you go faster, we'll arrive on time.

Croatian does not usually put a future form after ako in a simple sentence like this.

What form is ideš exactly?

Ideš is:

• 2nd person singular
• present tense
• of the verb ići = to go

So it means you go / you are going, depending on context.

In this sentence, it is addressing one person informally.

Why is there no separate word for you or we?