Kurir će obavestiti primaoca.

The courier will notify the recipient.

Breakdown of Kurir će obavestiti primaoca.

• hteti: will
• kurir: the courier
• primalac: the recipient
• obavestiti: to notify

Questions & Answers about Kurir će obavestiti primaoca.

What does će mean in this sentence?

Će is the 3rd person singular future auxiliary, from the verb hteti (to want). In sentences like this, Serbian often forms the future with:

subject + će + infinitive

So Kurir će obavestiti primaoca literally has the structure The courier will notify the recipient.

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Why is će placed after kurir, not before it?

Because će is a clitic, and clitics in Serbian normally go in the second position of the clause.

So in:

Kurir će obavestiti primaoca.

the first element is Kurir, and the clitic će comes right after it.

If another word came first, the position of će could change:

Sutra će kurir obavestiti primaoca.
The courier will notify the recipient tomorrow.

Here sutra is first, so će comes after sutra.

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Why is the verb obavestiti and not a present-tense form?

Because Serbian future tense is commonly made with će + infinitive.

So:

• obavestiti = infinitive, to notify / to inform
• će obavestiti = will notify

A present-tense form such as would mean or , not .