Svratit ću u cvjećarnicu po bijele ljiljane prije sastanka.

Here svratiti means to stop by or drop in briefly. It suggests a short, purposeful visit, not staying long.

So Svratit ću u cvjećarnicu... is more like I'll stop by the flower shop... than simply I'll go to the flower shop...

This is about aspect.

• svratiti = perfective: one complete action
• svraćati = imperfective: repeated, habitual, or ongoing action

In this sentence, the speaker means one specific future stop, so svratiti is the natural choice.

Croatian future tense is formed with the infinitive plus the auxiliary ću.

With this word order, the final -i of the infinitive is dropped:

• svratiti → svratit ću

So svratit ću is the standard form here.

You can also say:

• Ja ću svratiti

But svratiti ću is not standard.

Because Croatian usually drops subject pronouns when they are already clear from the verb form.

• ću already shows I will

So Svratit ću... already means I will stop by...

You would add ja only for emphasis, contrast, or clarity:

• Ja ću svratiti, a ti idi ravno na sastanak.

Because Croatian uses different cases depending on whether you mean movement or location.

• u + accusative = movement to/into
• u + locative = being in

So:

• u cvjećarnicu = to the flower shop / into the flower shop
• u cvjećarnici = in the flower shop

Since the speaker is going there, u cvjećarnicu is correct.

Here po means something like to get, to pick up, to fetch, or to buy when used with a verb of motion.

So:

• po bijele ljiljane = to get white lilies

This is a very common Croatian pattern:

• Idem po kruh. = I’m going to get bread.
• Svratit ću po dokumente. = I’ll stop by to pick up the documents.

So this po does not mean after here.

Because po in this meaning takes the accusative, and both the adjective and noun have to match that case and the plural.

Base forms:

• bijeli ljiljan = a white lily
• bijeli ljiljani = white lilies (nominative plural)

But after po, you need the accusative plural:

• po bijele ljiljane

So both words change form.

Because prije requires the genitive case.

• dictionary form: sastanak = meeting
• after prije: sastanka

So:

• prije sastanka = before the meeting

This is a fixed pattern:

• prije ručka = before lunch
• prije puta = before the trip

Yes. Croatian word order is fairly flexible, and speakers move parts around for emphasis or style.

This sentence is neutral and natural:

• Svratit ću u cvjećarnicu po bijele ljiljane prije sastanka.

You could also say:

• Prije sastanka svratit ću u cvjećarnicu po bijele ljiljane.

That puts more focus on before the meeting.

But the clitic ću follows special placement rules, so not every rearrangement sounds equally natural.

Because Croatian has no articles.

So nouns like cvjećarnicu, ljiljane, and sastanka can mean:

• a flower shop or the flower shop
• white lilies or the white lilies
• a meeting or the meeting

The exact meaning comes from the context.

A rough guide:

• cvjećarnicu ≈ ts-vye-cha-rni-tsu
• ljiljane ≈ lyi-lya-ne

A few useful sound notes:

• c = ts
• č = a harder ch
• ć = a softer sound than č
• lj is a single sound, roughly like lli in some pronunciations of million

For many learners, cvjećarnicu is tricky because of the consonant cluster at the beginning.