Ako budemo bušili zid danas, prvo ćemo provjeriti ima li iza njega kabela.

If we drill the wall today, we will first check whether there are cables behind it.

Breakdown of Ako budemo bušili zid danas, prvo ćemo provjeriti ima li iza njega kabela.

• biti: to be
• imati: to have
• danas: today
• htjeti: will (future auxiliary)

Questions & Answers about Ako budemo bušili zid danas, prvo ćemo provjeriti ima li iza njega kabela.

Why is it budemo bušili and not ćemo bušiti after ako?

Because Croatian normally uses future II after ako when talking about a future condition.

• ako budemo bušili = if we drill / if we are going to be drilling
• not usually ako ćemo bušiti

This is a very common pattern:

• Ako budem imao vremena, doći ću. = If I have time, I’ll come.
• Ako bude padala kiša, ostat ćemo doma. = If it rains / if it’s raining, we’ll stay home.

Here, budemo bušili is the future II form of the imperfective verb bušiti.

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How is budemo bušili formed?

It is made from:

• budemo = a form of biti used for future II
• bušili = the past active participle of bušiti

So:

• ja budem bušio / bušila
• ti budeš bušio / bušila
• on/ona/ono bude bušio / bušila / bušilo
• mi budemo bušili / bušile
• vi budete bušili / bušile
• oni/one/ona budu bušili / bušile

In this sentence, mi budemo bušili matches the implied we.

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