Možeš li ponovno objasniti ovaj zadatak?

to be able to

Breakdown of Možeš li ponovno objasniti ovaj zadatak?

• ovaj: this
• zadatak: task
• objasniti: to explain

Questions & Answers about Možeš li ponovno objasniti ovaj zadatak?

What does Možeš li mean literally?

Možeš means you can or you are able to. It is the 2nd person singular form of moći.

Li is a question particle used to turn this into a yes/no question.

So Možeš li...? is basically Can you...?

Why is li after the verb?

In standard Croatian, li usually comes right after the first stressed word, and in this kind of sentence that is normally the conjugated verb.

So:

Možeš li ponovno objasniti ovaj zadatak?
is the normal pattern.

This verb + li structure is very common in Croatian yes/no questions.

Why is there no separate word for you in the sentence?

Croatian often leaves out subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

Here, možeš already tells you the subject is you singular.

You could add ti for emphasis:

Možeš li ti ponovno objasniti ovaj zadatak?

But normally it is not necessary.

Why is objasniti in the infinitive?