Sastavićemo komodu danas.

We will assemble the chest of drawers today.

Breakdown of Sastavićemo komodu danas.

• danas: today
• komoda: a chest of drawers
• sastaviti: to assemble

Questions & Answers about Sastavićemo komodu danas.

How is sastavićemo formed, and what tense is it?

Sastavićemo is future tense: we will assemble / put together.

It comes from:

• the verb sastaviti = to assemble, to put together
• the future auxiliary ćemo = we will

So the full idea is:

• sastaviti + ćemo → sastavićemo

This is the 1st person plural future form: we will.

Why is sastavićemo written as one word?

In Serbian, future tense can often be formed in two ways with many verbs:

• Sastavićemo komodu danas.
• Ćemo sastaviti komodu danas.

The first version is the contracted form, where the auxiliary attaches to the verb stem:

• sastaviti → drop -ti
• add ćemo
• sastavićemo

This is completely standard.

Can I also say Ćemo sastaviti komodu danas?