Svakako ću ponijeti pištaljku.

I will certainly take the whistle.

Breakdown of Svakako ću ponijeti pištaljku.

• htjeti: will
• ponijeti: to take
• pištaljka: whistle
• svakako: certainly; in any case

Questions & Answers about Svakako ću ponijeti pištaljku.

Why is there no word for I in this sentence?

Croatian often leaves out subject pronouns when they are clear from the verb form.

Here, ću tells you the subject is I:

• ću = I will

So Svakako ću ponijeti pištaljku. naturally means I will definitely bring/take a whistle.

You could say Ja ću ponijeti pištaljku, but ja is usually added only for emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

What exactly does svakako mean here?

Svakako is an adverb. In this sentence it means something like:

• definitely
• certainly
• for sure
• sometimes in any case

So it adds a sense of strong certainty.

Depending on context, svakako can also mean anyway or at any rate, but here the most natural reading is definitely / certainly.

Why is ću in the second position?