Uspećemo.

to succeed or manage

Questions & Answers about Uspećemo.

What tense is uspećemo?

It is the future tense in Serbian, specifically futur I.

So Uspećemo. means we will succeed, we’ll manage, or in some contexts we’ll make it.

What is the dictionary form of this verb?

The dictionary form is uspeti.

This verb means to succeed or to manage to do something, depending on context.

In uspećemo, the future ending comes from the auxiliary hteti in the form ćemo meaning we will.

Why is it written as one word?

Because Serbian often forms the future like this when the infinitive ends in -ti.

There are two common patterns:

• Mi ćemo uspeti.
• Uspećemo.

In the second pattern, the -ti of uspeti drops, and ćemo attaches to the verb stem:

• uspeti → uspe-
• ćemo
• uspećemo

So Uspećemo is not a different tense or meaning. It is just a normal future form.

Can I also say Mi ćemo uspeti?