Word
U ovom stupcu treba napisati prezent, a u onom stupcu perfekt.
Meaning
In this column you should write the present tense, and in that column the perfect tense.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about U ovom stupcu treba napisati prezent, a u onom stupcu perfekt.
What does treba napisati mean here, and why is there no subject like you?
Treba napisati is an impersonal way to say it is necessary to write, one should write, or in classroom/instruction language, simply write.
Croatian often uses treba + infinitive without naming the person when the instruction is general:
- Treba učiti. = One should study / It is necessary to study.
- Treba odgovoriti na pitanje. = The question should be answered.
In your sentence, the person is understood from context: this is an instruction to the learner.
So:
- U ovom stupcu treba napisati prezent
= In this column, the present tense should be written = more naturally in English, Write the present tense in this column
Why is it napisati and not pisati?