Questions & Answers about Kartica će isteći sledećeg meseca.
What does kartica mean here?
Kartica means card. In this sentence, it usually refers to something like a bank card, credit card, debit card, ID card, or another card with an expiration date.
Grammatically, kartica is:
- feminine
- singular
- in the nominative case (because it is the subject of the sentence)
How do I understand će isteći?
Će isteći means will expire.
This is the Serbian future tense:
- će = a future-tense auxiliary
- isteći = the infinitive to expire / to run out
So the structure is:
- Kartica = the card
- će isteći = will expire
Together: The card will expire.
Why is it isteći, not some other form like ističe?
Isteći is the infinitive form, and after će Serbian commonly uses the infinitive to form the future:
- kartica će isteći = the card will expire
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