Word
Odmah ću prijaviti gubitak kartice.
Meaning
I will report the loss of the card immediately.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Odmah ću prijaviti gubitak kartice.
hteti
will
kartica
card
odmah
immediately
prijaviti
to report
Questions & Answers about Odmah ću prijaviti gubitak kartice.
How is the future tense formed in Odmah ću prijaviti gubitak kartice?
The future is formed with ću + the infinitive:
- ću = I will
- prijaviti = to report
So ću prijaviti means I will report.
More specifically, ću is the short form of the verb hteti (to want), which is used to build the future tense in Serbian.
Why is ću in the second position?
Because ću is a clitic: a short unstressed word that normally goes in second position in the clause.
In this sentence:
- Odmah = first element
- ću = second-position clitic
So the order is very natural:
- Odmah ću prijaviti... = I’ll report ... immediately / right away
This second-position behavior is very common in Serbian with short forms like ću, sam, je, ga, mi, etc.
Why isn’t ja used? Shouldn’t it be Ja ću...?