Ako želiš upaliti svjetlo, stisni ovu tipku.

to want

Breakdown of Ako želiš upaliti svjetlo, stisni ovu tipku.

• ako: if
• ovaj: this
• svjetlo: light

Questions & Answers about Ako želiš upaliti svjetlo, stisni ovu tipku.

Why is there no word for to before upaliti?

In Croatian, after verbs like željeti (to want), you usually put the infinitive directly:

• želim jesti = I want to eat
• želiš upaliti = you want to turn on

So upaliti already means to turn on. Croatian does not need a separate word like English to here.

Why is it želiš?

Želiš is the 2nd person singular present tense of željeti (to want).

The subject is understood from the verb ending:

• želim = I want
• želiš = you want
• želi = he/she/it wants

So Ako želiš... means If you want.... Croatian often leaves out the subject pronoun ti (you) because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

Why is upaliti used here, not some other form like upaljivati or upališ?