Word
Javi mi ako ne budeš mogao doći na sastanak.
Meaning
Let me know if you won’t be able to come to the meeting.
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Breakdown of Javi mi ako ne budeš mogao doći na sastanak.
biti
to be
ne
not
moći
to be able to
mi
me (dative short form)
Questions & Answers about Javi mi ako ne budeš mogao doći na sastanak.
What does javi mi mean here, and why is it in that form?
Javi is the imperative of javiti, so it means let me know, tell me, or inform me.
So javi mi literally means let to me be known / notify me, but in natural English it is simply let me know.
It is in the imperative because the speaker is giving an instruction or request:
- Javi mi... = Let me know...
This is very common in Croatian.
What is mi doing in the sentence?
Why is it ako?