Breakdown of Potrošač će podneti prigovor.
hteti
will
potrošač
a consumer
prigovor
an objection; complaint
podneti
to submit; file
Questions & Answers about Potrošač će podneti prigovor.
Why isn’t there a word for the or a in this sentence?
Serbian normally does not use articles.
So potrošač can mean either the consumer or a consumer, depending on context. In a legal or administrative sentence like this, English often uses the consumer because the person is understood as the relevant consumer in that situation.
What tense is će podneti?
It is the future tense in Serbian, often called future I.
The pattern here is:
će + infinitive
So:
- će = future auxiliary, from hteti
- podneti = infinitive, to submit / to file
Together, će podneti means will submit or will file.
Why is će placed after Potrošač?
Because će is a clitic: a short, unstressed word that usually goes in second position in the sentence or clause.
So Serbian prefers:
Potrošač će podneti prigovor.
rather than putting će somewhere later.
A useful rule of thumb is: clitics like će tend to come right after the first main word or phrase.