Questions & Answers about Večeras dočekujemo goste na kolodvoru.
What does večeras mean exactly?
Večeras means tonight or this evening, depending on context.
In this sentence, it sets the time for the whole action: Tonight / This evening, we are meeting the guests at the station.
A useful contrast:
- večer = evening
- večeras = tonight / this evening
So večeras is an adverb of time, not a noun.
Why is dočekujemo in the present tense if the action happens later tonight?
Croatian often uses the present tense for a planned future action, especially when a time word like večeras makes the future meaning clear.
So:
- Večeras dočekujemo goste...
literally looks like Tonight we are welcoming/meeting guests...
But natural English may be:
- We’re meeting the guests tonight
- We’re picking the guests up tonight
- Tonight we’re meeting the guests at the station
This is very similar to English sentences like Tonight we’re having dinner with them.
What exactly does dočekujemo mean here?