Odmah ću prijaviti gubitak kartice.

will

Breakdown of Odmah ću prijaviti gubitak kartice.

• 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.

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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.

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Why isn’t ja used? Shouldn’t it be Ja ću...?

Serbian often omits subject pronouns when they are already clear from the verb form.

Here, ću already shows first person singular, so ja is not necessary.

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