Questions & Answers about Čekaj me na stanici u šest.
What form is čekaj?
Čekaj is the imperative, used to tell someone to do something: wait.
It comes from the verb čekati = to wait.
More specifically, čekaj is:
- 2nd person singular
- used when speaking to one person
- usually informal
If you were speaking to more than one person, or speaking formally, you would use čekajte.
Why is it me and not ja?
Because me is the correct object pronoun here.
- ja = I (subject form)
- me = me (object form)
In Čekaj me, the person being waited for is the object of the verb, so Croatian uses me, not ja.
Compare:
- Ja čekam. = I am waiting.
- Čekaj me. = Wait for me.
Why doesn’t Croatian use a word for for in wait for me?