Moramo orezati ružmarin prije proljeća.

to have to

Breakdown of Moramo orezati ružmarin prije proljeća.

• prije: before
• proljeće: spring
• ružmarin: rosemary

Questions & Answers about Moramo orezati ružmarin prije proljeća.

What does moramo mean, and what is its dictionary form?

Moramo means we must, we have to, or we need to, depending on context.

Its dictionary form is morati = to have to / must.

In this sentence, moramo is the 1st person plural present tense form:

• ja moram = I must
• ti moraš = you must
• on/ona mora = he/she must
• mi moramo = we must
• vi morate = you must
• oni moraju = they must

So Moramo orezati... literally starts as We must prune...

Why is orezati in the infinitive?

Because after moramo, Croatian normally uses the infinitive of the main verb.

So the structure is:

• moramo = we must
• orezati = to prune

Together:

• Moramo orezati = We must prune

This works much like English must + base verb:

• We must prune
• Moramo orezati

Croatian does not need a separate word like to before the infinitive here.